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Ali called Marvel about 'Blade' after 'Green Book' win
SAN DIEGO - Mahershala Ali made the first move with Marvel Studios and "Blade." Comic-Con audiences learned on Saturday night that Ali would be playing the Marvel Comics character in a reboot. Marvel ...
Jul 22, 2019
Review: In Tarantino's latest, a radiant Hollywood fable
Quentin Tarantino has, for a while now, been reminding us what's so great about movies - or at least, what he thinks is so great about them. He's made an old-fashioned double-feature ("Death Proof," o...
Jul 22, 2019
Manchester concert bombing suspect kept in custody
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester has been kept in custody at a bail hearing. Hashem Abedi appeared at Oxford Crown Cour...
Jul 22, 2019
Trump to host state dinner for Australian prime minister
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are hosting an official visit and state dinner in September for the prime minister of Australia. It's only the second state dinner Trum...
Jul 22, 2019
Air Force will end search for missing Quebec businessman and his son
MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Air Force said Saturday it will gradually reduce its search operations for a missing Quebec businessman and his son before handing the case over to the pro...
Jul 22, 2019
High training and insurance costs bring hiring challenges for small carrier companies
TABER, AB - There are pros and cons to it.That's what Taber-based Gateway Carriers owner Trevor Currie had to say about the Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) program, which was implemented in Albe...
Jul 22, 2019
Passenger killed in plane crash near Jasper
JASPER- The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal plane crash near Jasper.The RCMP say the Cessna 150, with two men on board, crashed into a river moments after taking off from an airst...
Jul 22, 2019
Rage return home looking to take commanding lead in Semi-Final with Stampeders
After a weekend off the Wheatbelt Baseball League post-season will resume Monday night.Game 2 of the semi-final series between the Rycroft Rage and the Peace River Stampeders will go in Rycroft with t...
Jul 22, 2019
Shane Lowry builds 4-shot lead in British Open
PORTRUSH, Ireland - The noise was unlike anything Shane Lowry had ever heard on a golf course, no surprise at the first British Open in these parts in 68 years and an Irishman atop the leaderboard at ...
Jul 22, 2019
Phases 2, 3, and 4 of City's road rehabilitation program set for this week
It will be a busy week for city crews as the next three phases of the City's annual road rehabilitation program are underway.Phase 2 of the program will see three locations have roads milled and repav...
Jul 22, 2019