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Consultants with Thirty-One gifts donate time and resources to Ronald McDonald Room
A fashion and decor business once again made Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) across North America their focus on July 31.In Prince Albert, Thirty-One Gift's local consultants donated 125 gift-b...
Aug 04, 2019 Consultants with Thirty-One Gifts, who volunteered their time at the Victoria Hospital's Ronald McDonald Room. Left-right, Paula West Bates, Holly Elphinstone, Vicki Parent, Stephanie Caswell, Mickey Macgillivray and (not pictured) Shannon Schlamp. (Submitted Photo/ Holly Elphinstone)
Surf's Up! Teenager Mathea Olin wins Canada's first-ever Pan Am surfing medal
PUNTA ROCAS, Peru - Surfer Mathea Olin floated on her longboard Sunday off the Punta Rocas beach, watching the ocean and waiting for the right moment to make her move. The 10-foot waves...
Aug 04, 2019
How Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze US consumers
WASHINGTON - The latest tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists estimate, and would start to bite consumer...
Aug 04, 2019
NYPD judge recommends firing officer in Eric Garner death
NEW YORK - In a reckoning five years in the making, an administrative judge on Friday recommended firing a New York City police officer over the 2014 chokehold death of an unarmed black man whose dyin...
Aug 04, 2019
Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis won't seek re-election this fall
MONTREAL - Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis says he won't seek re-election in this fall's federal election. The Quebec MP says in a message published on Facebook that it's time to turn ...
Aug 04, 2019
Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, withdrew from consideration Friday after just five days as he faced growing questions about hi...
Aug 04, 2019
Gladys' leap of faith
A Prince Albert based woman is proving that you're never too old for adventure, as the 74-year-old went skydiving outside of Saskatoon in honour of her 74th birthday."The Lord has been telling me to d...
Aug 04, 2019 Gladys Handberg went skydiving for her 74th birthday. (Submitted photo/Gladys Handberg)
'Most bizarre thing:' Thieves break into Edmonton Airbnb, do laundry, leave note
EDMONTON - A Vancouver Island couple had a bizarre experience in a downtown Edmonton Airbnb earlier this week. Rod and Kat Gordon, who arrived in the city Sunday, went out to visit family&nb...
Aug 04, 2019
Gimme five: Canadians to watch Monday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Monday at the Pan American Games: JENNIFER ABEL (DIVING) Canada's all-time leader in world aquatics championships medals looks to add a s...
Aug 04, 2019
More than half of House Democrats support impeachment probe
WASHINGTON - More than half of House Democrats support launching an impeachment inquiry, according to a tally by The Associated Press - a strong signal of ongoing liberal frustration with President Do...
Aug 04, 2019
