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Graysen Cameron looks to defy the odds with Humboldt Broncos comeback
Graysen Cameron's focus 16 months ago was on helping the Humboldt Broncos to a playoff series win.Now, on the heels of a life-changing journey, playing the game he loves once again is his prime object...
Jul 20, 2019
Age-old dream to walk on the moon says astronomer as we mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing
It was 50 years ago today that human beings stepped foot on a celestial body other than Earth for the first time.Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to set foot on the moon when Apo...
Jul 20, 2019
CRA program to help poor file taxes yields noticeable bump in people helped
OTTAWA - A federal program designed to help low-income Canadians file their taxes has boosted the number of returns it's handled in the year since the government increased its funding. The extra money...
Jul 20, 2019
Lights host Fort McMurray for 4 games this weekend
The Northern Lights U18 baseball club return to Grande Prairie and their home diamond out at Evergreen Park as they tune up for Provincials with four games this weekend.Their competition this weekend ...
Jul 20, 2019 (photo credit to the Northern Lights Baseball Academy)
EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm for 'predatory pricing'
BRUSSELS - In yet another European Union move against a U.S. tech company, the bloc's antitrust chief on Thursday fined chipmaker Qualcomm $271 million, accusing it of "predatory pricing" to drive a c...
Jul 20, 2019
Iran state TV: Iranian forces seize foreign oil tanker, crew
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran said Thursday its Revolutionary Guard seized a foreign oil tanker and its crew of 12 for smuggling fuel out of the country, and hours later released video showing th...
Jul 20, 2019
In the news today, July 18
Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 18 --- SCHEER CALLS TRUMP'S COMMENTS OFFENSIVE Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says there is no place in society for comments such as th...
Jul 20, 2019
Man shouting 'You die!' kills 33 in Japan anime studio fire
TOKYO - A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country and b...
Jul 19, 2019
Study says rents in most cities are unaffordable for lower-income earners
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing new questions about how much its plans for a rent-supplement program for low-income households will help them afford high rents, detailed in a new s...
Jul 19, 2019
South Korea's central bank lowers rate amid Japan trade row
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's central bank on Thursday cut its policy rate for the first time in three years to shore up growth threatened by a trade dispute with Japan. The Bank of Korea ...
Jul 19, 2019