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Canadian golfer Blair Hamilton hopes silent retreat helps mental performance
Never afraid to try something new, Canadian golfer Blair Hamilton decided to attend a 10-day silent retreat in Southern Alberta this past off-season to improve his mental game. The talkative...
Jan 08, 2020
6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico - Thousands of people fled their homes on Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Tuesday after a 10-day string of earthquakes crescendoed in a powerful magnitude 6.4 temblor that cru...
Jan 08, 2020
Jury selection process continues in Weinstein's rape trial
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein returned to a New York courthouse Wednesday for day two of what is expected to be a lengthy jury selection process in his rape trial. Weinstein, who is 67 and recovering fr...
Jan 08, 2020
CFL unveils Ontario businessmen as new Montreal Alouettes owners after
MONTREAL - The lengthy Montreal Alouettes ownership saga that ended abruptly on Monday began with a conversation at a Grey Cup party in late November. At a small gathering hosted by new owne...
Jan 08, 2020
Survey finds persistent Canadian respect for U.S., wide disdain for Trump
WASHINGTON - Canadian attitudes towards President Donald Trump and his controversial approach to international relations appeared to soften slightly in the weeks after U.S. tariffs on steel and alumin...
Jan 08, 2020
Eilish leads iHeartRadio Music Awards with 7 nominations
LOS ANGELES - Billie Eilish came away with the most nominations for the upcoming iHeartRadio Music Awards. iHeartMedia announced Wednesday that Eilish received seven nominations. The singer will compe...
Jan 08, 2020
NewsAlert:One dead, three injured in shooting in central Ottawa: Police
Ottawa police say one person was killed and three seriously injured in a shooting in a central part of the city. Acting Insp. Francois D'Aoust says police believe the shooting was targeted a...
Jan 08, 2020
It’s time to register your child for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
RED DEER- Registration is set to open for both Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten at Red Deer Public Schools on January 13 at 8 a.m. and parents are encouraged to register online.Kindergarten is an ama...
Jan 08, 2020
Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga
DETROIT - Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the ban...
Jan 08, 2020
Safety board has options for investigation of runway overshoot in Halifax
HALIFAX - Three investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are trying to determine why a passenger jet skidded off the end of a runway at the Halifax Stanfield In...
Jan 08, 2020