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"Harry Potter" books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have burned books, including the "Harry Potter" series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces. Images from the burning...
Apr 01, 2019
Notley touting oil-by-rail plan
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is continuing to tout her party's plan to move the province's oil-by-rail plan until more pipelines are built.On Monday, Notley spoke directly to Calgarians suggesting...
Apr 01, 2019 The Canadian Press
Lacombe Generals clip Innisfail Eagles for provincial title
The Lacombe Generals are Alberta Men's Senior AAA provincial hockey champions.The Gens defeated the Innisfail Eagles on aggregate over a two-game series in which they outscored their opponent 7-4.Game...
Apr 01, 2019 (@HockeyAlberta on Twitter)
Canada learns Olympic rugby sevens qualifying schedule for Tokyo games
The road to the Tokyo Olympics will likely take the Canadian men's rugby sevens team to the Cayman Islands in July for a North American qualifying tournament. And the regional qualifier looks to ...
Apr 01, 2019
Bobrovsky, Bertuzzi and Kuemper earn NHL stars of the week honours
NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, Detroit Red Wings left-wing Tyler Bertuzzi and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper are the NHL three stars of the week. Bobrovsky wen...
Apr 01, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime gets Madrid wild card, hopes for same in Monte Carlo
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime knows he'll get into one main draw of an upcoming ATP Tour Masters 1000 event, but he's playing the waiting game on the next big men's tennis tournament. The Madrid Open...
Apr 01, 2019
Nixon ready to fight against Trudeau carbon tax after repealing Alberta's
Jason Nixon, the incumbent UCP candidate in Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, is looking forward to serving the constituents there once again.Nixon, who has served in the provincial legislature sinc...
Apr 01, 2019
Baltimore health providers bought mayor's books
BALTIMORE - Kaiser Permanente says it paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 for about 20,000 copies of her "Healthy Holly" children's books during a period when it sought a city contr...
Apr 01, 2019
Movie theatre owners, studios and stars convene at CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS - The movie industry - everyone from the Hollywood studios that produce the films to the companies that make the screens, speakers and seats in theatres - are descending on Las Vegas this we...
Apr 01, 2019
Exclusive Montreal club 357c, which made headlines during corruption inquiry, to close
MONTREAL - A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month. Montreal's 357c...
Apr 01, 2019