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Funeral held in Mount Hope, Ont., for pilot killed in CF-18 crash
MOUNT HOPE, Ont. - A military funeral for a Canadian Air Force pilot killed in a plane crash last week was held Wednesday at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ont. Capt. Thomas McQu...
Dec 07, 2016
Authorities boarding-up south side home because of drug activity
LETHBRIDGE – A joint effort by the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit and Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has shut down an alleged drug house. They have obtained a Community Safety...
Dec 07, 2016
Megyn Kelly, Tina Fey talk empowerment in the time of Trump
LOS ANGELES - “What an amazing year it’s been for women,” Tina Fey shouted out Wednesday morning before she buckled over with a sustained and slightly maniacal laugh. Speaking to a r...
Dec 07, 2016
More cattle put into quarantine, but officials 'optimistic' worst is over
OTTAWA - The quarantine of cattle in a western Canada bovine tuberculosis outbreak continues to grow, even as no new confirmed cases of the disease have been found. Officials said Wednesday, however, ...
Dec 07, 2016
AP source: Trump to tap Oklahoma AG Pruitt to head EPA
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a source close to Pruitt said Wednesday. Pruitt, a...
Dec 07, 2016
Consumers boost borrowing $16 billion in October
WASHINGTON - Consumers increased their borrowing in October at the slowest pace in four months as growth in credit card debt and the category that covers auto loans and student loans slowed. Total bor...
Dec 07, 2016
John Scott retires after improbable run to NHL all-star tournament
Former NHL tough guy John Scott, whose roller-coaster ride to the league’s all-star weekend was a major storyline of the 2015-16 season, has announced his retirement. “It has been a hell o...
Dec 07, 2016
Lac-Megantic residents call on Trudeau to move forward on rail bypass
OTTAWA - Some Lac-Megantic residents say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has failed in what they call his moral obligation to have a rail bypass built around the Quebec town. A citizens’ group and...
Dec 07, 2016
Gushue, Jacobs, Carruthers lead men after two days at Grand Slam of Curling
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., downed Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 6-4 in Wednesday’s late draw at the National, keeping pace with reigning Olympic champion B...
Dec 07, 2016
Clark says Notley's trip to B.C. to promote pipeline took courage
VICTORIA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley showed courage visiting British Columbia to voice her support for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday...
Dec 07, 2016