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Swimmer Rivard weighs in on five-medal haul and overcoming breathing issue
A five-medal haul from the recent world para swimming championships left Canada's Aurelie Rivard with mixed emotions. Winning two gold, one silver and two bronze at the London Aquatics Centre&nbs...
Sep 19, 2019
Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Gun-maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in consu...
Sep 19, 2019
Trump gets victory in bid to block California tax return law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to keep his financial information secret, siding with his campaign's effort to block a California...
Sep 19, 2019
Judge won't return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it
CHICAGO - A judge in R. Kelly's Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid it in February to secure the singer's release from county jail. ...
Sep 19, 2019
Five Things: Justin Trudeau's trip-up track record
OTTAWA - The newly unearthed images of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface that have rocked the federal election campaign comprise only the latest example of private-lif...
Sep 19, 2019
'Unacceptable': Comments from party leaders, candidates on Trudeau in blackface
OTTAWA - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface produced widespread reaction to the images themselves, and on the issue of race and racism in Canada. Here is some of what was said by pol...
Sep 19, 2019
'Unacceptable': Comments from party leaders, candidates on Trudeau in blackface
OTTAWA - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface produced widespread reaction to the images themselves, and on the issue of race and racism in Canada. Here is some of what was said by pol...
Sep 19, 2019
Five things to watch in the 2019-20 Western Hockey League season
There was plenty of change across the Western Hockey League in the summer, whether it was a coach returning to where he had the most success, or an entire organization switching cities. Here...
Sep 19, 2019
Poor judgment but not a racist: Quebec's political class weighs in on Trudeau brownface
MONTREAL - Quebec's political class largely condemned Justin Trudeau's brownface and blackface episodes Thursday, but usual political opponents sprung to the Liberal leader's defence against allegatio...
Sep 19, 2019
Police respond to suspicious package at court house
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A suspicious package caused the evacuation of Medicine Hat Provincial Court for three hours Thursday afternoon.According to Inspector Tim McGough with the Medicine Hat Police Servic...
Sep 19, 2019 Firefighters respond to a suspicious package at Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse Thursday afternoon - Photo by Jessie Weisner