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New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic
NEW ORLEANS - The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for the tarot card readers who tell fortunes in its historic French Quarter is about to play host to a different kind of sor...
Dec 05, 2019
November sweeps victory makes NBC the king of network TV
NEW YORK - NBC's victory during the November ratings sweeps period means there's a new king of broadcast television - at least for now. The network ended CBS' 18-year winning streak in November, a per...
Dec 05, 2019
Investigator's hunch helps identify missing Calgary man
CALGARY- Police say human remains found in northern Alberta last fall have been identified as those of a Calgary man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances more than four years ago.Bradley Sha...
Dec 05, 2019 Model render of Bradley Shaw (Slave Lake RCMP)
Vaping backlash: Nova Scotia first to ban flavoured e-cigarettes an juices
Nova Scotia has joined a growing list of provinces clamping down on vaping. Health Minister Randy Delorey announced today the province will be the first to ban sales of flavou...
Dec 05, 2019
RCMP lay new charges in recent string of ATM thefts
HANNA- More charges have been laid against 26-year-old Rick Ernest Atzler following a pursuit on November 24 that covered Hanna, Oyen, and Consort RCMP jurisdictions.Atzler is facing charges of theft ...
Dec 05, 2019
US trade gap narrows 7.6% to $47.2 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap ...
Dec 05, 2019
Lacombe County's 2020 budgets reflect current economic situation
Lacombe County council has adopted the 2020 interim operating and capital budgets. Following the priorities set out in the County's Strategic Plan, its long-range road construction, and capital equipm...
Dec 05, 2019
Booksellers get holiday bonuses from James Patterson
NEW YORK - Bookstore employees from Mystic, Connecticut to Houston and San Francisco all have a happy holiday story to share: a $500 bonus from bestselling author James Patterson. Patterson announced ...
Dec 05, 2019
Liberals to emphasize common ground in throne speech as Parliament resumes
OTTAWA - The 43rd session of Parliament - and a new era of minority government - opens today with a speech from the throne that will emphasize the issues on which Justin Trudeau's ...
Dec 05, 2019
Stolen vehicle stop in Olds leads to 14 new charges
OLDS - On December 3, members of the Auto Theft Unit South were conducting surveillance on known prolific offenders in Olds. An unattended truck with a stolen licence plate was observed outside a resi...
Dec 05, 2019