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Ottawa set to award contract to build two ferries to Quebec's Davie shipyard
MONTREAL - Quebec's Davie shipyard is in line to receive a contract for the construction of two East Coast ferries, the federal government announced Friday. Ottawa will issue an Advance Contract Award...
May 17, 2019
Jackson plays for record 14th team, Blue Jays lose to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO - Edwin Jackson thinks his new place in baseball history has as much to do with his reputation as it does his repertoire. Nearly 16 years after Jackson made his big league debut, both ar...
May 17, 2019
Kim Kardashian West reveals Psalm as new baby's name
NEW YORK - To messages of support and puzzlement, Kim Kardashian West has, seemingly, revealed her newborn's name: Psalm West. The beauty mogul, reality star, law student and wife of Kanye West took t...
May 17, 2019
Dickson eager to erase pain of Calgary Roughnecks' NLL final loss in 2014
The Calgary Roughnecks' disappointing loss in the 2014 National Lacrosse League championship still haunts Curtis Dickson. But he and his teammates have an opportunity to erase the heartbreak...
May 17, 2019
Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people last year, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, state fire officia...
May 17, 2019
'Jersey Shore' star's ex-girlfriend accused of battering him
LAS VEGAS - A lawyer says "Jersey Shore" star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro's on-again-off-again girlfriend will fight a misdemeanour domestic battery charge alleging she attacked Ortiz-Magro at a Las Vegas club...
May 17, 2019
Olds residents facing identity theft-related charges
The search of a central Alberta hotel room by RCMP last month has resulted in identity theft-related charges for two people from Olds.On Apr. 16, Olds RCMP received a complaint of identity theft, with...
May 17, 2019
NY Mayor Bill de Blasio could be latest White House hopeful
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to visit a pair of early voting states ahead of an expected entry into the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. De Blasio is scheduled to appear Thursday...
May 17, 2019
Red Deer man charged in Glendale standoff to go to trial
A Red Deer man charged in an armed standoff with police last month will go to trial next year.Christopher Elijah Sinclair, 36, is scheduled to have a three-day trial by judge alone starting Jan. 29, 2...
May 17, 2019 RCMP responded to a home on Galbraith Street in Red Deer Apr. 4 where they say a man was armed and barricaded.
Toronto FC waiting on Altidore's health -- and next transfer window
Toronto FC ends a stretch of five games in 15 days Saturday when it faces Real Salt Lake City at Rio Tinto Stadium with a question-mark over key forward Jozy Altidore. The U.S. international's fi...
May 17, 2019