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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing
EDMONTON - Canada's highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for mansl...
Aug 08, 2024
B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake First Nation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blo...
Aug 08, 2024
Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years. The federal...
Aug 08, 2024
Canada's Skylar Park wins bronze medal in taekwondo at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Skylar Park has won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg defeated Lebanon's Laetitia Aoun 2-0 in the women's 57-kilogram division. ...
Aug 08, 2024
ABC says Trump and Harris have agreed to participate in a presidential debate on Sept. 10
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - ABC says both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate, setting up a face-off between the Republican and Democratic nominees. The announceme...
Aug 08, 2024
Canada's Marina Stakusic ousted in second round of National Bank Open
TORONTO - Marina Stakusic's first foray into the National Bank Open main draw has come to a screeching halt. The 19-year-old wild-card entry from Mississauga, Ont., was thumped 6-0, 6-2 by Taylor Town...
Aug 08, 2024
A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they...
Aug 08, 2024
A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they...
Aug 08, 2024
Lethbridge International Airshow permanently ending
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It turns out that the 2023 edition of the Lethbridge International Airshow was its last.The Lethbridge International Airshow Association (LIAA) is announcing is dissolution."After man...
Aug 08, 2024
Dawn Puckett of Lethbridge wins provincial weight loss contest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dawn Puckett has been named TOPS [Take Off Pounds Sensibly] Alberta's Queen of 2023 for losing 80.5 poundsTOPS Club is a non-profit charitable organization based out of the United Sta...
Aug 08, 2024