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Q&A: Anthony Daniels talks long ride as C-3PO in 'Star Wars'
LOS ANGELES - Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the first "Star Wars" film released in 1977. But in tim...
Dec 20, 2019
Gunshots, heavy police presence at North Carolina workplace
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Gunshots were reported Friday morning at a government facility in North Carolina, according to police, who said they had stabilized the situation but would not offer any details....
Dec 20, 2019
No Stork required, Red Arrow Motorcoach now handles baby deliveries
LETHBRIDGE - When it comes to customer service, Red Arrow Motorcoach leads the way. However, the company admits they've never had an employee take it to the level that was required in late November.Af...
Dec 20, 2019 Baby Darius -- courtesy of Red Arrow website
Jody Wilson-Raybould chosen Canada's newsmaker of the year
OTTAWA - The SNC-Lavalin affair cost Justin Trudeau two cabinet ministers, his most trusted aide, the top federal public servant and possibly a second majority mandate; and now the woma...
Dec 20, 2019
RCMP issue Amber Alert for 14-month-old child abducted near Hinton
BRULE - RCMP just east of Jasper National Park have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-month-old child believed to have been abducted by his father.Mounties issued the alert early Friday morning and say W...
Dec 20, 2019
Palace: Prince Philip, 98, admitted to a London hospital
LONDON - Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital "as a precautionary measure," Buckingham Palace said Friday. The palace said in a statement the 98-year-ol...
Dec 20, 2019
Statistics Canada says annual pace of inflation climbs to 2.2 per cent
OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October 2018, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The agency said the...
Dec 20, 2019
Right whale gives birth to first calf off the coast of Georgia: Oceana
HALIFAX - An international conservation group has announced the birth of the first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2019-2020 calving season. Oceana says the calf was first observed Monday off t...
Dec 20, 2019
US economy grew at moderate 2.1% rate in 3rd quarter
The U.S. economy, which only recently was flashing warning signs of a sharp slowdown, should finish the year in better shape, thanks to rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and a cease-fire in the U.S.-...
Dec 20, 2019
SCAN shuts down north Lethbridge drug house
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Another drug house has been shut down in Lethbridge, according to police and the Safer Communities and Neighborhoods unit of the Alberta Sheriffs.The court order became effective at n...
Dec 20, 2019