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NFL suspends Raiders' Vontaze Burfict for rest of season
Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended Monday for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the most severe punishment in NFL hist...
Oct 02, 2019
Scheer says it's Conservatives, not the Liberals, who are 'compassionate'
WHITBY, Ont. - Andrew Scheer tried to position himself on Monday as the compassionate choice for voters with his latest election promise, telling Canadians a Conservative government would make it easi...
Oct 02, 2019
Scientists await necropsy results on right whale found in U.S. waters
HALIFAX - Scientists continue to wait for necropsy results that could help determine what killed a North Atlantic right whale whose badly decomposed carcass was found this month off Long Island, N.Y. ...
Oct 02, 2019
It's a long-necked boy! Calgary Zoo giraffe Emara finally a mother
CALGARY - A giraffe at the Calgary Zoo who was given hormone help to try to ensure a successful pregnancy is finally a mom. The zoo has posted on its Facebook page that Emara, an eight-year-...
Oct 02, 2019
Dest not on US roster, keeping open Dutch switch possibility
CHICAGO - Defender Sergio Dest was left off the U.S. roster for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Cuba and Canada, a decision that keeps open his option to switch allegiance from the Americans t...
Oct 02, 2019
Singer Lou Gramm will miss 4 Foreigner shows due to illness
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Lou Gramm, the original singer for the classic rock band Foreigner, will miss four upcoming concerts due to illness. He and other original members of the band were set to perform...
Oct 02, 2019
Garth Brooks to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
NASHVILLE - Country music superstar Garth Brooks has more than just friends in low places. The Library of Congress said Wednesday the Grammy winner will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize ...
Oct 02, 2019
Ross Street Patio removal next week
The Ross Street Patio will be removed by city staff next week.On October 8 and 9, the right lane of Ross Street will close from 49 Avenue to Gaetz Avenue (westbound).Lane closures will take place on R...
Oct 02, 2019
Kill Notice: Kill FedElxn-NDP moved 11:22 WT; replacement story upcoming
MONTREAL - Editors: KILL and make no further use of FedElxn-NDP, moved at 11:22 ET. The story is incorrect. There will be a substitute story moving momentarily. The Canadian Press
Oct 02, 2019
Blackfalds disappointed by Lacombe pulling out of BOLT Transit
The Town of Blackfalds says it is disheartened by Lacombe's decision to pull out of BOLT Transit. Lacombe city council voted last week to give one year's notice to withdraw from the regional service d...
Oct 02, 2019 Blackfalds Mayor Richard Poole (rdnewsNOW file photo)