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N.S. girl earns bravery award for saving family from van that plunged into river
HALIFAX - Six-year-old Sophia Grace LeBlanc and two siblings were in a van driven by their mother in November 2018 when the vehicle left the highway near Little River, N.S., and plunged into a river, ...
Dec 06, 2019
Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Pelos...
Dec 06, 2019
Red Deer area unemployment rate drops in November
RED DEER- The unemployment rate for the Red Deer area fell from 7.3% in October to 6.5% last month, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada.Provincially, the November rate rose to 7.2% ...
Dec 06, 2019
Feds approve Alberta's carbon tax on big industrial emitters
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving the Alberta government a passing grade for its industrial carbon tax.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says today his department agrees Alberta's planne...
Dec 06, 2019
Closing arguments heard in Calgary quadruple murder trial
CALGAR - Defence lawyers for a pair accused in a Calgary quadruple killing say the Crown has not proven its case.The remains of Hanock Afowerk were found at the side of a rural highway in July 2017.Th...
Dec 06, 2019
Ties between Trudeau, Trump tested at close of NATO summit
WATFORD, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau escaped an international summit with his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump apparently intact despite ill-timed commen...
Dec 06, 2019
Canada women reach quarterfinals in Dubai while men head to consolation round
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bianca Farella scored three tries Friday as the Canadian women advanced to the Cup quarterfinals of the Dubai Sevens despite a heavy loss to the U.S. Canada's men headed ...
Dec 06, 2019
Germany expels Russian diplomats in probe of Berlin killing
BERLIN - Germany expelled two Russian diplomats Wednesday over the brazen killing of a Georgian on the streets of Berlin in August as prosecutors said evidence suggested the slaying was ordered either...
Dec 06, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick wins pro boxing debut in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick won his heavyweight pro boxing debut Friday, knocking out former rugby league star Justin Hodges in 39 seconds. After several skirmishes, Lus...
Dec 06, 2019
US gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%
WASHINGTON - Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off trade conflicts and a global slowdown and added 266,000 jobs. The unemploym...
Dec 06, 2019