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Giant pumpkins smash Utah state record at weigh-off in Lehi
LEHI, Utah - The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers group has recorded eight pumpkins from the state this year that weighed more than 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms), setting a state record. The first-place pump...
Sep 29, 2020
Nurse fired, coroner to investigate after dying Indigenous woman taunted in hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a nurse has been fired after an Indigenous woman who was dying Monday night at a Quebec hospital was subjected to degrading remarks. The Quebec coroner'...
Sep 29, 2020
Work continues to determine future of Clairmont Arena
The County of Grande Prairie has tasked administration with working to determine how to move forward with the Clairmont Arena and community hall.The arena was closed due to safety concerns in December...
Sep 29, 2020
Defence argues United States misled Canada in its summary of the Meng case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are wrapping up arguments today over the admissibility of evidence in her extradition case as they contend the United States misled Canadian offic...
Sep 29, 2020
‘Worst of the worse cases:’ Alberta horse owners on alert for outbreak of fever
CALGARY, AB. - Sue McIntosh thought her horse, Finnegan, looked a bit off, so she rushed him to a veterinary clinic a couple of weeks ago.The 13-year-old horse was diagnosed with Potomac horse fever, ...
Sep 29, 2020
Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump's debt
WASHINGTON - Revelations that President Donald Trump is personally liable for more than $400 million in debt are casting a shadow that ethics experts say raises national security concerns he could be ...
Sep 29, 2020
Former Titan Haynesworth charged with domestic assault
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was arrested Monday after he was accused of threatening and yelling at his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. ...
Sep 29, 2020
Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' sequel
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co. will make a sequel to the 2019 live-action "The Lion King," with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning "Moonlight" and the James Baldwin adaptation "If Beale ...
Sep 29, 2020
Unfriendly skies: Airline workers brace for mass layoffs
DETROIT - The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he'll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry dec...
Sep 29, 2020
Local photographer takes home bronze medal at World Photographic Cup
Cassandra Jones of Grande Prairie has brought home a bronze medal from the World Photographic Cup.Back in January, Jones had her portrait "daddy can we please make apple pie?" selected as a top 10 fin...
Sep 29, 2020