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Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, sparking backlash from China
OTTAWA - Chinese officials accused Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland of "meddling" in China's internal affairs Sunday after her weekend statement condemning violence in Hong Kong in the wake ...
Aug 19, 2019
Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, sparking backlash from China
OTTAWA - Chinese officials accused Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland of "meddling" in China's internal affairs Sunday after her weekend statement condemning violence in Hong Kong in the wake ...
Aug 19, 2019
Dayton Sutherland successfully defends title in Rocky Mountain House
For the 2nd year in a row Dayton Sutherland is the Champion of Rocky Mountain House.Sutherland successfully defended his crown with a four-day aggregate time of 5:02.04.That put him 1.82 seconds in fr...
Aug 19, 2019
Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described ...
Aug 19, 2019
Lights earn 2nd place finish at Westerns
The roller coaster season for the Northern Lights Baseball Academy U18 club came to an end Sunday as the team wrapped up Westerns yesterday.After winning their final round robin game against the North...
Aug 19, 2019
Vipers announce new signee ahead of training camp
The Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers are set to begin training camp this weekend and ahead of their 3-day camp, the club announced their latest recruit.The club revealed on their social media...
Aug 19, 2019 (photo credit to the Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers Facebook page)
Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure
GIBRALTAR - The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to sei...
Aug 19, 2019
Canada loses 81-73 to Australia in second game of FIBA World Cup warmup series
PERTH, Australia - Canada's men's basketball team dropped a physical 81-73 decision to Australia in the second World Cup tuneup meeting between the two teams Saturday. The Canadians trounced...
Aug 19, 2019
Southern Alberta man fined for selling woman’s horses for slaughter
Lethbridge, AB- A southern Alberta man who sold a woman's two horses for slaughter without her knowledge has been fined after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.Wayne Jubb, 78, was charged last year w...
Aug 19, 2019 Wayne Bernard Jubb leaving the Lethbridge Courthouse Thursday (Lethbridge News NOW)
Budget and funding uncertainity main issues for municipalities: AUMA President
Provincial budget and funding uncertainty continues to be the main point of concern for most Alberta municipalities, as the United Conservative government has yet to finalize it's first budget since c...
Aug 19, 2019 AUMA President Barry Morishita met with City Council and Administration members Friday at City Hall