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Liquor store robberies on the rise in Edmonton
The Alberta Liquor Store Association says there has been a big spike in booze thefts.The association says there have been 5,000 liquor store robberies in Edmonton so far this year.That is a 300 per ce...
Sep 25, 2019
Mounties shot woman armed with sword: ASIRT
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog says a Mountie fatally shot a woman at a home east of Edmonton when she came running out with a sword.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team also s...
Sep 25, 2019
Trudeau promises pharmacare plan, money to kickstart health talks with provinces
HAMILTON - A re-elected Liberal government would introduce a national pharmacare program, Justin Trudeau promised Monday - though he wouldn't say how much it would cost or when it would take...
Sep 25, 2019
Matthew Tkachuk signs three-year deal with Calgary Flames
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed forward Matthew Tkachuk to a three-year, US$21-million deal. The move gets Tkachuk, who was a restricted free agent, to camp eight days before the Flames'...
Sep 25, 2019
Dems take up impeachment drive, say Trump betrayed his oath
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nati...
Sep 25, 2019
Al Franken to make return on weekly SiriusXM radio show
NEW YORK - Al Franken, who resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2017 amid sexual misconduct charges, will re-emerge into the public sphere on Saturday when he starts a new weekly radio show on the SiriusX...
Sep 25, 2019
Angry lawmakers challenge attorney general on Brexit advice
LONDON - British Attorney General Geoffrey Cox accused Parliament on Wednesday of being a "disgrace" as lawmakers returned for the first day of work since a bombshell court decision deemed Prime Minis...
Sep 25, 2019
Top UK court: Johnson's suspension of Parliament was illegal
LONDON - In a decision that badly undermines Boris Johnson's authority, Britain's highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the prime minister broke the law by suspending Parliament in a way that s...
Sep 25, 2019
Low levels in reservoir normal for this time of year says expert
Anyone walking along the trails near Centre 2000 or the College may have noticed there is little to no water in the Bear Creek reservoir in that area.City Drainage and Environmental Supervisor Richard...
Sep 25, 2019 Photo by Sheena Roszell
New trail being built in Hillside area
City Hall says work will start today on a new pedestrian trail in the Hillside neighborhood.It will be installed on 104 Avenue between 92 and 93 Streets.That area will be closed until the work is comp...
Sep 25, 2019