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Red Deer woman checks lottery ticket a month later, wins $2 million
Adrienne Cornish got a message she wasn't expecting when she scanned her WESTERN 649 ticket. She discovered she had won $2,000,000 on the May 11 draw.Cornish purchased her $4 WESTERN 649 quick pick ti...
Jun 28, 2019
Canada adds right-wing extremist groups to terrorist list
OTTAWA - For the first time, Canada has placed right-wing extremist groups on the national list of terrorist organizations. Blood & Honour, an international neo-Nazi network, and its armed branch,...
Jun 28, 2019
Smith and Team Canada begin Challenger Cup with win Thursday
Beaverlodge's Dani smith and Team Canada are off on the right foot at the Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup in Lima, Puru.Canada swept Chinese Taipei Thursday night in their opener in three straight s...
Jun 28, 2019 (photo credit to Volleyball Canada)
Transport Canada implements speed limits following death of another right whale
HALIFAX - Transport Canada has implemented a speed restriction for vessels in the western part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence following yet another death of the endangered North Atlantic right whale ...
Jun 28, 2019
Police: 1 person in custody in missing Utah student case
SALT LAKE CITY - Police say one person has been taken into custody in the case of a Utah college student who disappeared 11 days ago. Salt Lake City police said the person was brought in Friday mornin...
Jun 28, 2019
Canada, California plan to work together to make cleaner cars, cut emissions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California Wednesday that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that C...
Jun 28, 2019
Lizzo says security guard manhandled 2 staffers in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Singer-rapper Lizzo says a security guard tackled two members of her staff to the ground and used hurtful language just moments after her performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest. Lizzo late ...
Jun 28, 2019
US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela
BOGOTA - The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialis...
Jun 28, 2019
Member of Northen Lights signs on with Okanagan College
Ahead of a busy weekend at home for the Northen Lights Baseball Academy the baseball club announced that one of their players has found a home for next year.Via their Facebook page, the Academy announ...
Jun 28, 2019 (photo credit to the Northern Lights Baseball Academy)
SNC-Lavalin opts for corruption trial before judge alone
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. have opted for trial by judge alone in a corruption case that has loomed over the Montreal-based engineering giant. The company was ordered to st...
Jun 28, 2019