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CFL purchases Alouettes from Wetenhalls, will look for new owner
MONTREAL - The Wetenhall era in Montreal is over. The CFL announced Friday that Bob Wetenhall has sold the Montreal Alouettes to the league. A joint statement from the Alouettes and the leag...
May 31, 2019
Girl believed to be tiniest newborn weighed as much as apple
SAN DIEGO - When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world's tiniest sur...
May 31, 2019
Foxx releases Smollett files, offers recusal explanation
Chicago's top prosecutor has released more than 2,000 pages of documents in Jussie Smollett's case and explained she recused herself from an investigation into the "Empire" actor's claim he'd been the...
May 31, 2019
Market Watch: May 31, 2019
Big Picture Markets Volatile As Trade and Growth Concerns U.S. stocks flipped between small gains and losses on Thursday, ending slightly up for the day, while it was a third straight losing session f...
May 31, 2019
Police: Multiple people hurt in Virginia Beach shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A shooter wounded "multiple" people at a municipal centre in Virginia Beach on Friday, according to police, who said they had taken a suspect into custody and believed the person...
May 31, 2019
Collaboration key in helping crime victims, survivors
Organizers behind Red Deer's first 'Power of Collaboration' forum for Victims and Survivors of Crime Week hope a bridge was gapped for some attendees who may be unsure how to start getting help.The fo...
May 31, 2019 Brad Cunningham, a survivor of sexual violence, was the keynote speaker at a forum in Red Deer on May 31. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Public school boards urging province to delay Education Act
The president of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta believes there needs to be a one-year delay in the United Conservatives' promise to implement the Education Act.Cathy Hogg says it's a...
May 31, 2019 Cathy Hogg, President of the Public School Boards' Association of Albert. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...
May 31, 2019
Veteran trainer Mark Casse hoping an event-free Belmont Stakes event
After an eventful opening two legs of the American Triple Crown, trainer Mark Casse wants nothing more than a drama-free Belmont Stakes. And for good reason. Casse's horse, War of Will,...
May 31, 2019
'Hold China accountable' for fentanyl, Andrew Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to "hold China accountable" for the flow of illicit fentanyl that has fuelled Canada's opioid crisis. Speaking to municipal...
May 31, 2019