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US productivity grew a healthy 2.3% rate in 2nd quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity increased at a decent pace in the second quarter, a trend that could lead to higher wages if it continues. The Labor Department said Thursday that productivity - or outp...
Aug 15, 2019

Lights begin WCBA Western Championship in Red Deer
It has been an amazing playoff run for the Northern Lights U18 baseball club and their magical run is set to continue in Red Deer at the WCBA Western Championships.The last couple of weeks have been e...
Aug 15, 2019 (photo credit to the Northern Lights U18 Baseball clubs Facebook page)

Epstein death shifts federal focus to possible conspirators
NEW YORK - In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide , federal prosecutors in New York have shifted their focus to possible charges against anyone who assisted or enabled him in what authorities say wa...
Aug 15, 2019

Riot police clash with protesters at Hong Kong airport
HONG KONG - Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong's airport late Tuesday night, moving into the terminal where the demonstrators had shut down operations at the busy transport...
Aug 15, 2019

2 guards suspended and warden reassigned after Epstein death
NEW YORK - The warden at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life over the weekend was removed Tuesday and two guards who were supposed to be watching the financier were placed on leav...
Aug 15, 2019

Fort Macleod child killed in two vehicle collision near Creston
CRESTON - RCMP continue to investigate a head-on crash that claimed the life of a child Monday (Aug 12) evening west of Creston.Around 10:00-pm, an east-bound SUV crossed the centre line and collided ...
Aug 15, 2019

Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - After months of unrelenting news coverage, hours of oral testimony and reams of written submissions to a House of Commons committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair, the federal ethic...
Aug 15, 2019

Blue Jays pitching prospect Alek Manoah excited about team's bright future
VANCOUVER - Like many sports lovers, Alek Manoah is paying close attention to the Toronto Blue Jays current crop of young talent. The team's future is bright with the likes of Bo Bichette and Vla...
Aug 15, 2019

High profile could help Jody Wilson-Raybould keep her seat away from Liberals
OTTAWA - There had been a few names floating around when the Liberals were seeking a candidate for the newly created riding of Vancouver Granville in the last federal election, but it soon became clea...
Aug 15, 2019

Wet weather challenging for local farmers and ranchers
There is more rain in the forecast over the next few days, something farmers and ranchers in the Peace that are trying to get haying done do not want to see.Teepee Creek area farmer and County of Gran...
Aug 15, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith