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Calgary Flames, Rasmus Andersson agree to six-year contract extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Rasmus Andersson to a six-year contract extension. The 23-year-old from Malmo, Sweden and the NHL club agreed to a deal averaging US$4.55 milli...
Jan 08, 2020
Acclaimed Conceptual artist John Baldessari dies at 88
LOS ANGELES - John Baldessari, who pioneered a new genre of art in the 1970s and in the process helped elevate Los Angeles' status in the art world from that of back-water berg to a centre of the Conc...
Jan 08, 2020
Chair named to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer. They tell her why they di...
Jan 08, 2020
Nashville Predators fire coach Peter Laviolette
Nashville general manager David Poile thought he made the key moves to win the Stanley Cup. With the Predators struggling to keep pace in the playoff chase, he fired coach Peter Laviolette on Monday d...
Jan 08, 2020
Residents discuss future of Molly Banister Drive
Organizers say about 100 people came out Tuesday night for an information session at the Bower-Kin Community Centre regarding the future of Molly Banister Drive. Representatives from Melcor Developmen...
Jan 08, 2020 Talk of extending Molly Banister Drive beyond Barrett Drive has gone on for decades.(rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Newlyweds, professors, students among Edmonton victims of plane crash in Iran
EDMONTON - Amir Samani never got a chance to personally congratulate his two friends on their wedding in Iran and he can't believe that he never will. Arash Pourzarabi and Pouneh Gorji were ...
Jan 08, 2020
New US plan keeps autonomous vehicle standards voluntary
The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers that rely on voluntary standards despite calls for specific regulations. Transportation...
Jan 08, 2020
Texas murder suspect arrested in Halifax ordered held following detention review
MONTREAL - A man suspected of murder in Texas and arrested by police in Halifax in December will remain detained following another hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada on Wednesd...
Jan 08, 2020
Natural gas pipeline company posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - A natural gas pipeline company has posted an injunction order giving opponents 72 hours to clear the way toward its work site in northern British Columbia, although the company sa...
Jan 08, 2020
Province planning to help build sustainable fisheries
Albertans are invited to share their thoughts on fisheries management and expanded fishing opportunities at 11 open house events across the province.The open houses will share details on fisheries man...
Jan 08, 2020 (Alberta Fisheries Management)