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Training exercise in Lethbridge this week
LETHBRIDGE — You may notice an increased military presence in Lethbridge this week. Royal Canadian Air Force Search and Rescue based at Winnipeg is in the area Oct. 3-7 for its annual CHINTHEX t...
Oct 03, 2016
Outdoor giant Bass Pro to acquire rival Cabela's for $4.5B
OMAHA, Neb. - Outdoor gear giant Bass Pro is snapping up rival Cabela’s in a $4.5 billion deal announced Monday. Bass Pro is paying Cabela’s shareholders $65.50 cash per share, a 19 per ce...
Oct 03, 2016
Labrador company asks top court to review lopsided hydro deal with Quebec
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Canada’s top court has been asked to review the 1969 Churchill Falls deal that has given Hydro-Quebec many times more in profits than Newfoundland and Labrador. The case...
Oct 03, 2016
Bradley lands EPL job at Swansea after years of frustration
LONDON - Bob Bradley persevered in Egypt through a violent uprising, exceled in Norway with limited resources and dropped into France’s second tier league to further prove his coaching credentia...
Oct 03, 2016
Officials hope to herd stranded dolphins in New Brunswick back into open ocean
LAMEQUE, N.B. - Animal rescue crews are hoping to use “acoustic pingers” to herd six stranded dolphins out of a shallow waterway in northern New Brunswick, and back into open ocean. Andrew...
Oct 03, 2016
US factory activity picked up in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing rebounded in September after contracting in August. New orders and production at factories increased, although employment fell - a sign that manufacturers have yet to f...
Oct 03, 2016
US construction spending fell again in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. builders trimmed spending on construction projects in August for a second straight month with housing, non-residential and government activity all seeing declines. Construction spend...
Oct 03, 2016
Drawn to the wild! Canada's growing love for exotic pets has experts worried
KAWARTHA LAKES, Ont. - As the sun sets over the sprawling property in rural Ontario, the farmhouse party gets into full swing. The host walks around chatting up the guests, two small monkeys perched o...
Oct 03, 2016
Supreme Court rejects Whitey Bulger appeal
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has turned away James “Whitey” Bulger’s appeal of his racketeering convictions and life sentence. The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in pla...
Oct 03, 2016
Supreme Court rejects NCAA appeal of O'Bannon case
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the NCAA’s appeal of the Ed O’Bannon case, leaving in place lower court rulings that found amateurism rules for big-time college basketball and footbal...
Oct 03, 2016