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Lloydminster RCMP searching for missing "scarecrow" officer
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Const. Scarecrow is missing and Mounties in Lloydminster, Alta., want help getting their colleague back.Police say the life-size cutout, usually used to enforce traffic safety, w...
Oct 04, 2019 The life sized cutout (middle) was introduced by the detachment back in May (Photo: Alberta RCMP)
James Franco’s ex-students sue alleging sexual impropriety
LOS ANGELES - Two actresses sued James Franco and the acting and film school he founded Thursday, saying he intimidated his students into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations far beyond those...
Oct 04, 2019
Organizers: Plácido Domingo to be absent from Batuta Prizes
MEXICO CITY - Organizers of this weekend's Batuta Prizes in Mexico say opera star Plcido Domingo will not attend, following multiple allegations from women who say the legendary Spanish tenor sexually...
Oct 04, 2019
New Zealand All Blacks pound Canada 63-0 at Rugby World Cup
OITA, Japan - Refreshed after an 11-day break, New Zealand gave Canada a 63-0 thrashing that was expected in the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday. The gulf in class between the defending champion All Blac...
Oct 04, 2019
‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ gets box set after 10 years
LOS ANGELES - A small-batch box set of film, music and memorabilia will be released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," the movie that captured Jackson's final concert...
Oct 04, 2019
Netflix series ‘Living Undocumented’ probes migrant plights
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new Netflix documentary series investigates the diversity of migrants caught in the intricate U.S immigration system where uncertainty and pain often battle dreams. "Living Undoc...
Oct 04, 2019
Canopy cannabis company buys ex-NHL player's sports nutrition business
The time has come to have cannabis in sports drinks, says a former NHL player. The sports nutrition business Mike Cammalleri co-founded has been bought by a cannabis company. Canopy Growth Corpor...
Oct 04, 2019
Police continue to deal with homeless camps as new one found in downtown core
Medicine Hat, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service continues to deal with homeless encampments in the city.Police were called in on Tuesday for a temporary shelter in the St.Barnabas Church parking lo...
Oct 04, 2019 A photo of a homeless camp taken earlier in July by the Medicine Hat Police Service. Police have made dismantling the homeless camps a priority this summer. (Submitted photo)
Mexican actress Aparicio named UNESCO ambassador
PARIS - The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill ambassador for indigenous peoples. The 25-year-old actress made history as the first i...
Oct 04, 2019
Former MLA: Albertans being gouged by “rigged” utility system
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Joe Anglin made a presentation at the Royal Canadian Legion in Lethbridge on Thursday to talk about how and why Albertans are paying so much for their utilities, despite much of this ...
Oct 04, 2019 Photo: Lethbridge News Now