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Gone in 6 minutes: an Ethiopian Airlines jet's final journey
From nearly the moment they roared down the runway and took off in their new Boeing jetliner, the pilots of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 encountered problems with the plane. Almost immediately, a dev...
Apr 07, 2019
Biden jokes about accusations, targets union voters
WASHINGTON - Former Vice-President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his recent controversy about crossing physical boundaries with women, and he signalled in a resolute speech to union activists that...
Apr 07, 2019
Ex-convict charged with pretending to be long-missing boy
CINCINNATI - A 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be a long-missing Illinois boy was charged Friday with making false statements to federal authorities. The FBI sa...
Apr 07, 2019
NWJHL teams eliminated from Junior B Provincials
Both Peace Region teams were eliminated on Saturday at the Junior B Hockey provincials. The County JDA Kings were knocked out after an 8-5 loss to the Edmonton Beverly Warriors left them with a 1-and-...
Apr 07, 2019 Photo courtesy EverythingGP
CNN anchor Don Lemon engaged to real estate agent Tim Malone
NEW YORK - CNN anchor Don Lemon has announced his engagement to New York real estate agent Tim Malone. Lemon, who has two dogs with Malone, posted on Instagram photos of customized canine tags that re...
Apr 07, 2019
Ritchie Bros. gearing up for largest spring auction yet
The largest spring auction Ritchie Bros. has ever held is taking place this week. The event takes place from April 11 - 13, and is expected to feature close to 2,800 items from over 350 sellers.Region...
Apr 07, 2019 Facebook/Ritchie Bros.
Indigenous Speakers Series turns attention to post-secondary transition
Graduation is right around the corner, and that has the Peace Wapiti School Division focusing on getting those students prepared for the transition to post-secondary education.Two Indigenous professio...
Apr 07, 2019 Photo: Peace Wapiti Public School Division
UK Conservatives slam Theresa May's cross-party Brexit talks
LONDON - Britain's pro-Brexit Conservatives are protesting angrily against Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to seek the opposition party's help in finding a compromise Brexit agreement. May ackno...
Apr 07, 2019
UK's prime minister asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday again sought to delay Brexit until June 30 to avoid a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union in one week, although a key leader of the bloc su...
Apr 07, 2019
Fatal confrontation: Mexican TV star must come back to US
MIAMI - A Florida judge has rescinded an order allowing a Mexican soap opera star to travel outside the U.S., saying he's likely to face a more serious charge from a fatal traffic confrontation than t...
Apr 06, 2019