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Allergan expands recall of Biocell textured breast implants following Canadian ban
TORONTO - Allergan PLC says it's voluntarily recalling Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders worldwide, a move that follows Canada's suspension of the product's licences due to po...
Jul 26, 2019
Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem picks up second bronze at world championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem has captured her second bronze medal at the 2019 world aquatics championships. The Canadian/U.S. dual citizen came third in the women's 20...
Jul 26, 2019
Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims
WASHINGTON - Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the centre of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of "total exoneration" Wednesday in the federal probe o...
Jul 26, 2019
Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely force...
Jul 26, 2019
Record Facebook fine won't end scrutiny of the company
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook survived its latest brush with U.S. privacy regulators, at the cost of a record $5 billion fine and other restrictions imposed by the Federal Trade Commission. But it's far fr...
Jul 26, 2019
Uganda's Bobi Wine formally declares his presidential bid
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine formally launched his presidential bid for the 2021 election on Wednesday, calling the country's longtime leader a dictator and urgin...
Jul 26, 2019
Cooper helps lead Eskimos in 26-0 victory over winless Argonauts
EDMONTON - It was a clean sheet for the Edmonton Eskimos defence. Shaquille Cooper had 128 yards rushing and a touchdown as the Eskimos recorded a rare shutout with a 26-0 victory over the Toronto Arg...
Jul 26, 2019
Lights at provincials this weekend
Grande Prairie's Northern Lights U18 Triple "A" baseball team is in Fort McMurray for provincials this weekend.They will play their first round robin game Friday at Noon, their second Saturday at 9 a....
Jul 26, 2019 Photo from the Northern Lights Baseball Academy Facebook page.
Development permits, lower speed limit to be discussed by Beaverlodge town council August 12
Beaverlodge town council has some things to discuss at a special town council meeting called for August 12.That includes a couple development permits plus the idea of lowering the speed limit in town ...
Jul 26, 2019 Photo from the Town of Beaverlodge Facebook page
Marten Beach evacuated, Highway 88 closed due to flooding
An evacuation order has been issued for a hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124, which is about 200 kilometres north of Edmonton.Heavy rainfall has caused the Marten River to ...
Jul 26, 2019