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B.B. King's 'Lucille' guitar going up for auction
LOS ANGELES - Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is among ...
Jul 23, 2019
'Joker,' Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers pic among TIFF selections
LOS ANGELES - An origin story about the Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix, a Mr. Rogers biopic with Tom Hanks and a film about strippers scamming Wall Street bankers with Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B are a...
Jul 23, 2019
Opponents of Bill 21 seek leave to appeal decision that maintained secularism law
MONTREAL - Groups opposed to Quebec's secularism law are seeking to appeal a court decision that found it wasn't necessary to suspend certain provisions of the law. Last Thursday, the&n...
Jul 23, 2019
Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse wins gold at world aquatics championship
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has defended her world title in the women's 100 metre backstroke. Masse captured gold on Tuesday at the world aquatics championships. The nat...
Jul 23, 2019
Taco Time building suffers minor damage in supper hour fire
MEDICINE HAT - A fire of unknown origin did minimal damage to the roof of the building that is home to Taco Time on Dunmore road last night.Crews responded to the alarm at 6:19 and remained at the sce...
Jul 23, 2019 Medicine Hat Fire Fighters photo
Whitecaps search for season-changing win in Canadian Championships action
VANCOUVER - Doneil Henry says his Vancouver Whitecaps simply need a victory at the Canadian Championships this week. The 'Caps are slogging through a five-game losing skid in Major League So...
Jul 23, 2019
Former Humboldt Broncos player who survived bus crash hopes for spot on team
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Humboldt Broncos player whose back was broken when the team's bus crashed last year says he'll return to Humboldt to battle for a spot on the team. Graysen Cameron's tr...
Jul 23, 2019
Former Humboldt Broncos player who survived bus crash hopes for spot on team
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Humboldt Broncos player whose back was broken when the team's bus crashed last year says he'll return to Humboldt to battle for a spot on the team. Graysen Cameron's tr...
Jul 23, 2019
Li Peng, former hard-line Chinese premier, dies at 91
BEIJING - Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, has died. He was 91. The official Xinhua News Agenc...
Jul 23, 2019
Boris Johnson wins race to be leader of UK's Conservative Party and will be country's next prime minister
LONDON - Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson has won the race to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party, and will become the country's next prime minister. He defeated his rival Jeremy Hunt overwhelmi...
Jul 23, 2019