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Burkina Faso minister says missing Quebec woman is alive, removed from territory
MONTREAL - A senior minister with Burkina Faso's government says a Canadian woman and her Italian companion who have been missing in West Africa since last December are alive and no longer in his...
Apr 13, 2019
Finland upsets Canada 4-2, will play for women's world hockey championship gold
ESPOO, Finland - Canada won't play for gold at the women's world hockey championship for the first time in tournament history. Finland beat Canada 4-2 in semifinal action Saturday. The host count...
Apr 13, 2019
Nipsey Hussle's fiance, children honour him at public service
LOS ANGELES - Nipsey Hussle's legacy as a community activist, uniter, a doting father and a loving son were underscored at his public memorial service on Thursday, with deeply personal testimonies fro...
Apr 13, 2019
Man charged with shooting officer at South Carolina hospital
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A shooting inside a South Carolina hospital on Thursday left both a police officer and the suspected gunman wounded, authorities said, in what was the second shooting inside a hospita...
Apr 13, 2019
Local man has big vision for blind hockey
A Lacombe man is trying to bring a blind hockey team to the region.Dustin Butterfield, now 37, has a genetic condition that has worsened his vision over time. Now, he needs more people to show interes...
Apr 13, 2019 Dustin Butterfield (92) competes at the recent 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament at Ryerson University last month. (Serena Webber)
Nova Scotia legislature passes presumed consent law for organ donation
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia legislature has unanimously passed legislation that presumes consent for organ donation, becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to pass such legislation. The Human ...
Apr 13, 2019
Supreme Court decision could lift lid on physician billing figures in Ontario
The Ontario doctors who previously charged the most to the province's health system may soon have their names released to the public, a Supreme Court decision suggested Thursday. Canada's top judicial...
Apr 13, 2019
Canadian women hone "blue-collar" identity in 5-0 quarterfinal win over Germany
ESPOO, Finland - In an unfamiliar game against an unfamiliar foe, Canada summoned the brand of hockey the team believes can win gold at the women's world championship. Blayre Turnbull's two goals ...
Apr 13, 2019
Woman testifies about life in British Columbia polygamist community
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A former member of a fundamentalist sect testified Friday about growing up in a British Columbia community that practises polygamy at the trial of man charged with the alleged r...
Apr 13, 2019
Bozo eruptions: Will gaffes on social issues affect Alberta election results?
CALGARY - The economy, not social issues such as LGBTQ rights, will be top of mind for Susan Yuen when she votes for the United Conservative Party in Alberta's election on Tuesday....
Apr 13, 2019