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Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt
VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after a Victoria police officer caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says he was t...
Jun 10, 2019
Indigenous Opportunities Corporation to help draw investment into energy sector
EDMONTON - Alberta will bring in legislation this fall to create a Crown corporation backstopped by $1 billion to help First Nations invest in major energy projects like pipelines.Premier Jason Kenney...
Jun 10, 2019
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. convicted of rape
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. has been convicted of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman last year north of San Diego. A jury returned the verdict Monday in San Diego Superior Court ...
Jun 10, 2019
Utah ski resort wants out of lawsuit against Gwyneth Paltrow
PARK CITY, Utah - A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked Monday to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between...
Jun 10, 2019
Ottawa passes legislation that bans whale and dolphin captivity in Canada
Keeping whales and dolphins in captivity will no longer be allowed across Canada under legislation that passed Monday, drawing celebrations from activists and politicians who called it ...
Jun 10, 2019
Bail hearing delayed in murder case
A bail hearing in a Bezanson-area murder case did not go ahead in Grande Prairie court Monday as planned.The defence for Randy Fiddler says it needs more time to work out a plan for where Fiddler woul...
Jun 10, 2019
Get tough: Pot industry wants LA crackdown on rogue shops
LOS ANGELES - The legal marijuana industry urged Los Angeles City Hall on Monday to get tougher with illegal shops that are gouging their businesses in open sight. Illegal pot shops are widespread thr...
Jun 10, 2019
West Virginia governor slams Bloomberg's clean energy plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's $500 million effort to close the nation's coal plants isn't sitting well in West Virginia. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice criticized ...
Jun 10, 2019
Andy Cohen pushes to allow surrogacy agreements in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. - Andy Cohen has joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in pushing to legalize paid gestational surrogacy, in which a woman is compensated for carrying a baby for its parents. The "Watch What ...
Jun 10, 2019
Crime spree leads to charges for Grande Prairie man
What RCMP are calling a two-day crime spree has led to a string of charges against a Grande Prairie man.Police say on May 31 at around 3 a.m. they came across a man loading stolen items into a cargo t...
Jun 10, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith