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Trudeau says U.S. state abortion bans are 'backsliding on women's rights'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is deeply disappointed in a "backsliding on women's rights" happening in American states moving to ban abortion access. Alabama's legislature p...
May 16, 2019
Woman tells Winnipeg murder trial drugs blossomed into romance
WINNIPEG - One of five women who lived with a man now accused of first-degree murder testified she met him buying methamphetamine but it soon turned romantic. Perez Cleveland, who is 46, has plea...
May 16, 2019
Town of Rocky Mountain House selling old recreation building
Rocky Mountain House town council voted in a recent meeting to sell the old recreation building at 4511-42 street as surplus land.(Town of Rocky Mountain House/Google Maps)Currently, the industrial bu...
May 16, 2019 (Town of Rocky Mountain House/Google Maps)
RCMP wants to see evidence that led to demise of Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - RCMP investigators say they're not sure why the Mark Norman case collapsed because they haven't seen the new evidence that led to the stay of a breach-of-trust charge agai...
May 16, 2019
CFL, CFL Players' Association into marathon collective bargaining talks
TORONTO - The CFL and CFL Players' Association are now into marathon bargaining. According to a pair of sources, the two sides met into the night Monday and got a head start on talks early T...
May 16, 2019
2019 Calgary Stampede midway menu gets crazier
CALGARY - Tasty or terrifying -- the man behind this year's midway menu at the Calgary Stampede says he's trying to create an emotional response with the food on offer.Midway operations manager James ...
May 16, 2019 'Creamy Truffle Lobster Dumplings' are one of the many new midway delicacies at the Calgary Stampede this year. (Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)
Firefighter killed, 3 injured at Wisconsin transit station
APPLETON, Wis. - A firefighter responding to a medical emergency was killed in a shooting at a Wisconsin bus station that left three others injured, officials said. The shooting happened after police ...
May 16, 2019
Construction project on time and on budget at Lacombe Hospital
LACOMBE - Construction is well underway, adding improved treatment spaces, a new waiting room, barrier-free washrooms and other amenities to the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre emergency department.W...
May 16, 2019
Calgary man playing major role in Maria Sharapova's rehab
After withdrawing from the French Open, injured Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will rely on a Canadian to get her back on track. Calgary's Marcin Goszczynski - a strength and conditioni...
May 16, 2019
Tilda Swinton relishes her samurai turn in 'Dead Don't Die'
CANNES, France - Tilda Swinton feels most at home at the Berlin Film Festival, but she's steadily become a regular at the Cannes Film Festival. "I'm racking them up," she says cheerfully the day after...
May 16, 2019