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Chief hopes Senate committee sees link between resource development, violence
WINNIPEG - The chief of a Manitoba First Nation says he hopes a Senate committee will seriously listen to how resource development is linked to allegations of physical and sexual violence in his commu...
Apr 11, 2019
Johnny Depp sues ex-wife for $50 million in defamation suit
FAIRFAX, Va. - Actress Amber Heard is asking a judge to dismiss a $50 million defamation lawsuit her ex-husband Johnny Depp filed over a Washington Post op-ed she wrote about domestic violence. In the...
Apr 11, 2019
2019 Leaders of Tomorrow Awards handed out at annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
In support of National Volunteer Week, the Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau held its 35th annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday. Youth were recognized at the event which took plac...
Apr 11, 2019 (Photo/ Courtney Almeida)
Lloydminster teen charged with making explosives
A 16-year-old boy in Lloydminster has been charged with making an explosive substance.RCMP say they got word last Tuesday about explosives possibly being kept at a commercial storage facility in the b...
Apr 11, 2019
Desmarais RCMP in search of witnesses in death of Wabasca man
Police are looking for witnesses after an accident in northern Alberta that killed a 32-year-old man.RCMP say officers on patrol early yesterday morning came across a singe-vehicle crash on Highway 75...
Apr 11, 2019
Study shows steep drop in oil and gas operations in Western Canada
A new study by a consulting firm shows Western Canada has lost nearly 300 oil and gas producing companies since the end of 2014.XI Technologies of Calgary says an analysis of its database shows 1,334 ...
Apr 11, 2019
Chelsea Carey reflects on her team's wild up-and-down curling season
TORONTO - Calgary skip Chelsea Carey took a break from curling after coming home from a disappointing performance at the recent world women's championship in Denmark. She didn't throw stones for ...
Apr 11, 2019
Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the stock market, revealing strong growth but still struggling to overcome huge...
Apr 11, 2019
Red Sox stumble again, beaten in home opener by Toronto 7-5
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox blanketed Fenway Park with pieces of the city's championship past to welcome the newest members of their World Series title club. It wasn't enough to ward off another setba...
Apr 11, 2019
City of Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for investigative costs
Chicago has sued "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that officials say Smollett staged. City lawyers filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in a Cook...
Apr 11, 2019