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In an upside-down summer, 'Jaws,' 'E.T.' are hits again
NEW YORK - When historians look back on the top films at the box office in the summer of 2020, they may feel like they've slipped into a time warp, or maybe "Back to the Future." Over the second weeke...
Jul 30, 2020
Ottawa initially refused to hold joint inquiry into mass killing: N.S. minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says he privately pushed Ottawa for a full federal-provincial public inquiry into the April mass shooting but federal officials initially r...
Jul 30, 2020
LPS charge two in multi-million dollar investment fraud
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have arrested one person in a wide-scale fraud scheme while the other suspect has fled the country.In June 2018, the Economic Crimes Unit launched an exhaustive, lon...
Jul 30, 2020
CFIA has warning for those receiving unrequested seed packages in the mail
OTTAWA, ON. -- Sometimes, seed packages come in your mail as a 'thank you' for a charity donation. Sometimes, they simply show up for an unknown reason from someone, or some company you don't know, an...
Jul 30, 2020
McDavid, Oilers itching to get after Blackhawks and erase past playoff failures
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid may be the best hockey player in the world, but his body language these days resembles a guy with a big chip on his shoulder and something to prove. Th...
Jul 30, 2020
MLS ponders options for future play with border issue front and centre
TORONTO - Canadian MLS teams may get to see a lot of each other in the coming weeks. As the MLS is Back Tournament continues in Florida, Major League Soccer continues to review its options for resumin...
Jul 30, 2020
Companies highlight jobs, economic spinoffs as fighter-jet competition closes
OTTAWA - Fighter-jet makers are leading with promises of jobs and other economic spinoffs as they make their final pitches for why Canada should buy their planes to replace the military's aging CF-18 ...
Jul 30, 2020
Bail denied to man charged in deaths of Metis hunters
EDMONTON, AB. -- An Alberta man charged in the roadside deaths of two Metis hunters has been denied bail.Roger Bilodeau, who is 56, and his 31-year-old son Anthony Bilodeau both face two counts of sec...
Jul 30, 2020
Blood Tribe Police looking for missing youth
STANDOFF, AB- Blood Tribe Police Service is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing youth.16-year-old Uriah Eagle Child was last seen on July 24, 2020, at the Blood Tribe Detox Centre. A...
Jul 30, 2020
Companies can show they are taking COVID-19 precautions with POST Promise
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Business leaders in the Lethbridge area are encouraging companies to take the POST Promise.Standing for People Outside Safely Together, it is a pledge for organizations to show that t...
Jul 30, 2020