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Key Boeing supplier may begin shedding workers
WICHITA, Kan. - The looming production shutdown of Boeing 737 Max jets is taking a toll on a key supplier. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. is asking employees if they will take voluntarily buyouts. S...
Jan 07, 2020
Two sent to jail after what RCMP called "a crime spree"
Alberta Justice says the two people charged after what RCMP called a 10-day crime spree last August have been given jail sentences. Jeremi Daniel Riopka was handed an 18-month jail term December 4 in ...
Jan 07, 2020
City humiliates United in 3-1 derby win in League Cup semis
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City humiliated Manchester United in its fierce rival's own stadium Tuesday, easing to a 3-1 victory in the first leg of their English League Cup semifinal to stay on ...
Jan 07, 2020
Two facing charges after traffic stop leads to recovery of Canada Post keys
Grande Prairie RCMP say a traffic stop led to the recovery of stolen Canada Post keys and numerous charges against two people.Police were on patrol near some mailboxes around 1 a.m. January 5 when the...
Jan 07, 2020 Mail keys recovered (photo courtesy of the RCMP)
Carlos Ghosn's defence calls Nissan investigation flawed
TOKYO - The defence team for Carlos Ghosn says Nissan's investigation that accuses him of financial misconduct is flawed and biased, not independent, and aimed only at taking him down. Ghosn skipped b...
Jan 07, 2020
Celebs donate millions to aid Australia wildfire efforts
LOS ANGELES - Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks to help aid the efforts for the engulfing wildfires in Australia. Hemsworth, the Australian actor, took to soc...
Jan 07, 2020
Montreal businessman Starke frustrated by Alouettes ownership situation
Clifford Starke is happy for Montreal's long-suffering football fans but feels the CFL didn't give him a real chance to purchase the Alouettes. The 36-year-old Montreal businessman made repe...
Jan 07, 2020
A brief look at some of Canada's biggest wildfires in the last two decades
OTTAWA - Okanagan Mountain Park, B.C., 2003: 25,600 hectares burned, 33,050 people evacuated, 238 homes burned. McLure, B.C., 2003: 26,420 hectares burned, destroying or damaging 72 homes, and forcing...
Jan 07, 2020
Official quits amid charges he paid women to give up babies
PHOENIX - An elected official in metro Phoenix has resigned months after being charged with running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babi...
Jan 07, 2020
Clairmont Arena to stay closed for remainder of the winter recreation season
The Clairmont Arena is to remain closed for the 2019/2020 season, says the County of Grande Prairie. The arena is owned and operated by the Clairmont & District Agricultural Society. The County sa...
Jan 07, 2020 Clairmont Arena (Photo from the Clairmont Community Arena Facebook page)