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Cypress County de-mobilizing fire crews in Graburn Road area
DUNMORE, AB - Cypress County is scaling down it's response in the Walsh area with the Graburn Road fire under control by local firefighters.In a release from Cypress County, they say crews have finish...
Aug 06, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig
Emails: Pritzker's office not aware band booked for 2 months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A southern rock band whose logo features the Confederate flag was booked for the DuQuoin State Fair for two months before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's staff learned of the gig and abruptly...
Aug 06, 2019
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema scores on debut for Paris Saint-Germain
COLOMIERS, France - Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema scored 14 minutes into her debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, coming off the bench to head in the winner in a 2-1 victory over Bayern M...
Aug 06, 2019
Ottawa keeping tabs as doctors sound alarm about cancer drug supply
OTTAWA - The federal health minister's office says it is keeping a close watch on the supply of three generic cancer drugs as doctors raise serious concerns about the ris...
Aug 06, 2019
Veronique Hivon, considered favourite for PQ leader, says she won't run
QUEBEC - One of the most popular advocates for Quebec sovereignty and the woman considered the favourite to take over the embattled Parti Quebecois has announced she will not ...
Aug 06, 2019
Prosecutor: Killings of women were clearly work of same man
LOS ANGELES - Four strikingly similar attacks on women were all planned and executed by a skilled serial killer who studied the lives and California homes of victims who lived near him before savagely...
Aug 06, 2019
James Levine's lawsuit against Met Opera has been settled
NEW YORK - Conductor James Levine's breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera has been settled. A lawyer for Levine and the company made the announcement Tuesday but did...
Aug 06, 2019
Mancini leads Orioles past Toronto 6-5 in mistake-prone game
BALTIMORE - Sometimes the inexperience of the Baltimore Orioles is glaring. Nonetheless, first-year manager Brandon Hyde continues to see improvement with the rebuilding club. Trey Mancini drove in tw...
Aug 06, 2019
Aide: Sen Mitch McConnell trips, breaks shoulder in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is recovering at home in Kentucky after suffering a shoulder fracture in a fall Sunday, a spokesman said. McConnell tripped on his outdoor...
Aug 06, 2019
Shibuno holds off Salas to win Women's British Open on debut
MILTON KEYNES, England - Hinako Shibuno of Japan finished with a birdie to win the Women's British Open by one shot over Lizette Salas on Sunday as she wrapped up a stunning major championship debut. ...
Aug 06, 2019