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Jerry Lee Lewis cancels shows, is recovering from stroke
NASHVILLE - Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has been transferred from a hospital to a rehabilitation centre following a stroke last month, but will have to cancel upcoming shows, inc...
Mar 19, 2019
Colbert postpones visit to New Zealand after attack
NEW YORK - Talk show host Stephen Colbert has postponed what was supposed to be a surprise visit to New Zealand following the terrorist attack in Christchurch that killed 50 people. Colbert’s &#...
Mar 19, 2019
Attorney seeks pardon for Laurie Bembenek murder conviction
MADISON, Wis. - The attorney for Laurie “Bambi” Bembenek, Wisconsin’s most famous runaway fugitive who insisted until her death in 2010 that she did not kill her husband’s ex-w...
Mar 19, 2019
Chicago police union wants federal probe in Smollett case
CHICAGO - The Chicago police union’s president alleges that the county’s top prosecutor interfered with the investigation of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett before recusing hers...
Mar 19, 2019
A look at Alberta's elections since the province was created in 1905
EDMONTON - A chronology of Alberta elections: Nov. 9, 1905: Lawyer Alexander Rutherford, son of an immigrant farmer from Scotland, leads the Liberals to a lopsided victory over R.B. Bennett’s Co...
Mar 19, 2019
A list of Alberta premiers since the province was created in 1905
EDMONTON - A list of Alberta’s premiers: Rachel Notley, NDP, 2015- Jim Prentice, Progressive Conservative, 2014-2015 Dave Hancock (interim), Progressive Conservative, 2014 Alison Redford, Progre...
Mar 19, 2019
Fought to unite Alberta conservatives: Former MP Kenney ready to run for premier
EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney finally gets his title shot. It's not a chance the former federal Conservative cabinet minister saw coming until he put together a plan in the summer ...
Mar 19, 2019
Provincial election called for April 16
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has called an election for April 16. Notley asked cheering supporters standing behind her in Calgary this morning if they are ready to fight for an Albert...
Mar 19, 2019
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants chance to 'finish that job'
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley says her childhood in the semi-isolated town of Fairview in northern Alberta taught her to adapt and improvise - even if means sticking your spouse on the hood of the ...
Mar 19, 2019
Man hurt during arrest for alleged slurs
at B.C. vigil for New Zealand victims
SURREY, B.C. - An investigation is underway after a man in Surrey, B.C., was injured while being arrested for allegedly yelling racial slurs at a prayer vigil for the victims of the New Zealand mosque...
Mar 19, 2019