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Montreal group supports idea of sharing Rays with Tampa Bay
MONTREAL - The son of former Montreal Expos owner Charles Bronfman believes the predominantly French-speaking city is ready and willing to support - and share - the Tampa Bay Rays. Private equity inve...
Jun 28, 2019
‘Best in West’ rugby match Saturday in Red Deer
High-calibre senior men's rugby action is hitting the field in Red Deer this weekend. The Prairie Wolf Pack take on Team B.C. at Great Chief Park tomorrow night (Saturday) in the first of a two-game s...
Jun 28, 2019
Leafs ink pending RFA forwards Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson to new deals
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said last week he was close to getting new contracts signed with pending restricted free agent forwards Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson. The parties...
Jun 28, 2019
Dominican police arrest 'mastermind' in David Ortiz shooting
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have arrested the mastermind behind the shooting of baseball great David Ortiz earlier this month in an apparent case...
Jun 28, 2019
Stephen Mandel steps down as Alberta Party leader
EDMONTON - The leader of the Alberta Party is stepping down.Stephen Mandel says in a release that his last day on the job will be Sunday and that he will be pursuing the role of Chancellor at Concordi...
Jun 28, 2019
New natural-gas power plants to pay carbon tax on all emissions by 2030
OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing the carbon tax on new natural-gas plants to discourage power companies from building them. The change is part of final regulations for the government...
Jun 28, 2019
'Dog the Bounty Hunter' co-star Beth Chapman dies at 51
HONOLULU - Beth Chapman, who co-starred with her husband on the "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV show and later spoke out against some bail reform measures as a leader of a national bail agents' org...
Jun 28, 2019
Edson woman killed after being struck by a vehicle in Whitecourt
A young woman from Edson has died after she was struck by a vehicle on Highway 43 in Whitecourt.RCMP were called to the scene this morning around 5 a.m.According to officers, an SUV was travelling on ...
Jun 28, 2019 Emergency crews on scene of a pedestrian fatality along Highway 43 in Whitecourt, June 28, 2019. (Erika Chorostil, XM 105 FM)
Man hit by train in Whitecourt
A man is in hospital in Edmonton after being struck by a train in Whitecourt.It happened last evening around 8 p.m. near 50 Avenue.When RCMP arrived at the scene they located a 45-year-old male with s...
Jun 28, 2019
Order: Abortions can continue at Missouri's lone clinic
ST. LOUIS - A Missouri commissioner on Friday ruled that the state's only abortion clinic can continue providing the service at least until August as a fight over its license plays out, adding that th...
Jun 28, 2019