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R. Kelly case spotlights abuse of girls in the era of #MeToo
NEW YORK - The girls, a dozen of them 15 to 18 years old, file into a conference room in a downtown Brooklyn office building, taking seats in chairs carefully arranged in a circle. On the floor in fro...
Mar 18, 2019
Japan to make crater on asteroid to get underground samples
TOKYO - Japan’s space agency said Monday that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft will follow up last month’s touchdown on a distant asteroid with another risky mission - dropping an explosive on the...
Mar 18, 2019
Trudeau fills vacancy in cabinet with B.C. MP Joyce Murray
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s newest cabinet minister says she wants to move on from the controversy that has resulted in her appointment to president of the Treasury Board. “Th...
Mar 18, 2019
Library opens archive dedicated to rocker Lou Reed
NEW YORK - The New York Public Library has opened an archive dedicated to pioneering alternative rock musician Lou Reed. The library acquired the archive after performance artist and musician Laurie A...
Mar 18, 2019
Huskies grab lead in NWJHL Final
The JDA Kings have dropped back to back games in the North West Junior Hockey League Final. They dropped Game 3 of the best of seven series 7-3 in Fort St.John Sunday afternoon. They now trail the lea...
Mar 18, 2019
Blades finish 2nd at Bantam C Provincials
The Beaverlodge Blades were in Nanton this past weekend for Bantam C Provincials. The tournament kicked off Friday for the Blakes who began the tournament with a 6-1 win over Tofield. Saturday the Bla...
Mar 18, 2019
MLB's Leroy Stanton, traded with Nolan Ryan, dies in crash
FLORENCE, S.C. - A South Carolina man killed in a car crash last week has been identified as a former Major League Baseball player who was a member of the Seattle Mariners during its inaugural season....
Mar 18, 2019
Operations largely back to normal at Toronto's Pearson airport after fire
TORONTO - Operations at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport had largely returned to normal Monday morning after a fire the night before triggered an evacuation and major flight disruptions. ...
Mar 18, 2019
St.Mary's High School in Sexsmith claims bronze at Provincials
It was a big weekend for the Sexsmith St.Mary’s Senior Boys Basketball team. The club competed at 1A Provincials which took place in Stirling Alberta from Thursday to Saturday. St.Mary’s w...
Mar 18, 2019
In the news today, March 18
Five stories in the news for Monday, March 18 --- TRAVEL CHAOS AT TORONTO’S PEARSON AIRPORT AFTER FIRE It was a chaotic scene at Toronto’s Pearson Airport last night after a fire near a se...
Mar 18, 2019