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B.B. King's 'Lucille' guitar going up for auction
LOS ANGELES - Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is among ...
Jul 23, 2019
Young Canadians lawsuit given approval to proceed
CALGARY- A lawsuit filed on behalf of several young men who were sexually abused by a former employee of The Young Canadians performance arts school has passed its first major hurdle.Proceedings again...
Jul 23, 2019
Murder charge laid in case of missing Edmonton woman
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask.- RCMP in Saskatchewan say they have laid charges in the death of a missing Edmonton woman.Mounties say 27-year-old Shayla Orthner, of North Battleford, has been charged with fi...
Jul 23, 2019
'Joker,' Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers pic among TIFF selections
LOS ANGELES - An origin story about the Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix, a Mr. Rogers biopic with Tom Hanks and a film about strippers scamming Wall Street bankers with Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B are a...
Jul 23, 2019
B.C Peace Highways to receive improvements this summer
Construction season is well underway in the Peace Country and Monday the B.C Government announced 4 highway improvement projects for B.C Peace Highways.3 of the 4 of those highway improvements will ta...
Jul 23, 2019 (photo credit to ExploreNorth.com)
Opponents of Bill 21 seek leave to appeal decision that maintained secularism law
MONTREAL - Groups opposed to Quebec's secularism law are seeking to appeal a court decision that found it wasn't necessary to suspend certain provisions of the law. Last Thursday, the&n...
Jul 23, 2019
RCMP offering water safety tips as part of National Drowning Prevention Week
With the sun shining and the temperature heating up, residents of the Swan City and the Peace Country will be hitting the water more often.Alberta RCMP recognize this and as part of National Drowning ...
Jul 23, 2019 (photo credit to boatlicensealberta.com)
Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse wins gold at world aquatics championship
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has defended her world title in the women's 100 metre backstroke. Masse captured gold on Tuesday at the world aquatics championships. The nat...
Jul 23, 2019
Rage take stranglehold in series with Stampeders
After a weekend off the Wheatbelt Baseball League post-season resumed Monday night in Rycroft with the Rage hosting the Peace River Stampeders in Game 2 of their best-of-five series.The Rage scored ea...
Jul 23, 2019 (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)
AA GP Reds 11U have good final tune-up ahead of Provincials
It was a busy weekend at Evergreen Park this weekend on the diamond for the AA GP Reds 11U squad as they hosted three teams this weekend for 6 games total.The weekend wouldn't start the way the boys f...
Jul 23, 2019 (photo credit to the GP Reds Facebook Page)