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China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of US products
BEIJING - China on Friday announced tariff hikes on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned increase, deepening a conflict over trade and technology tha...
Aug 23, 2019
Liberals block hearings into scathing ethics report on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Cries of a coverup competed with claims of pre-election, hyper-partisan excess Wednesday after Liberal MPs blocked an opposition attempt to hold hearings on ethics co...
Aug 23, 2019
Polish official: Deadly lightning storm like terror attack
WARSAW, Poland - A Polish emergency official on Friday likened the deadly lightning storm over the Tatra Mountains that killed at least five people and injured more than 150 to a terror attack in term...
Aug 23, 2019
Jury backs Nicholas Sparks in lawsuit by former school head
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal jury sided Wednesday with novelist Nicholas Sparks and the private Christian school he founded in his North Carolina hometown, dismissing claims by the school's former headma...
Aug 23, 2019
Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79
WASHINGTON - David H. Koch, executive vice-president of Koch Industries Inc. and a long-time philanthropist, has died at age 79. His older brother, Charles, announced the death on Friday, saying, "It ...
Aug 23, 2019
County Brewers claim 2019 Wheatbelt title
The County Brewers are the 2019 Wheatbelt Baseball League Champions.They knocked off the Rycroft Rage Thursday night 8-2 in Game 5 of their best of five series.With the game scoreless going into the b...
Aug 23, 2019 The County Brewers were a perfect 5-0 at home during the post-season. (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)
Vigen at the top of the leaderboard at WPCA Finals
Chanse Vigen sits in first following Day 2 of the world Chuckwagon Finals at Century Downs in Calgary.Vigen has the best time on aggregate following two days of competition at 2:46.56.He is more than ...
Aug 23, 2019
Wolves Basketball announce latest recruit
Basketball season is just around the corner for the GPRC Wolves and the Women's team announced their latest addition to the club earlier this week.St.Albert product Gracie Reschke will be joining the ...
Aug 23, 2019 (photo credit to the GPRC Wolves)
Northern Lights represented at U16 Girls Invitational
The baseball season isn't over just yet for one member of the Northern Lights U18 ball club.Madi Quartley is representing the Peace Country and the province of Alberta at the U16 Girls Invitational in...
Aug 23, 2019 (photo credit to the Northern Lights Baseball Academy)
Province announces curriculum review panel
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has officially announced a new panel to review the curriculum for students in Alberta."I am pleased to announce today that the pause is officially off, and we ...
Aug 23, 2019 Curriculum Advisory Panel chair, Angus McBeath and vice-chair, Jen Panteluk (left), along with Education Minister Adriana LaGrange (right) meet with students at St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School in Edmonton. (Government of Alberta photo)