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Young moose crashes through the front door of a B.C. school board office
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A moose that may have had a yearning for learning smashed its way into the Peace River North School District office in Fort St. John, B.C. Jarrod Bell, a director of instruction ...
Sep 12, 2019
Snuffing out vaping at Red Deer schools
The City of Red Deer, in partnership with Red Deer Public Schools, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools and cole La Prairie, is enforcing vaping at Red Deer high schools. Officials say local schools are...
Sep 12, 2019 (Photo: Associated Press)
New players add depth, raise expectations for Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - After spending a season with a rotating cast of wingers, Vancouver Canucks centre Bo Horvat is looking forward to a little consistency. "Last year, with injuries and stuff, playing with pr...
Sep 12, 2019
'SNL' adds 3 to its cast, including an Asian American comic
LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" is adding three new cast members for its upcoming 45th season, including the show's only Asian American performer. Bowen Yang, who joined NBC's "SNL" last season as...
Sep 12, 2019
Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles
VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...
Sep 12, 2019
Former Canada international Carmelina Moscato take job with Canada Soccer Business
TORONTO - Former Canadian international Carmelina Moscato has been appointed manager of women's professional football development for Canadian Soccer Business. CSB represents a collection of soccer pr...
Sep 12, 2019
'Radio silence': Leafs' Dubas done discussing Marner contract talks publicly
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas stepped to the podium and welcomed reporters to the start of training camp. The general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs then drew a proverbial line in the sand. ...
Sep 12, 2019
Conversion therapy ban in Rocky passes first reading
Rocky Mountain House town council has passed first reading for a bylaw amendment to ban conversion therapy.Conversion therapy is a described as a discredited practice that makes efforts to change an i...
Sep 12, 2019
Rocket blast at US Embassy in Kabul on 9-11 anniversary
KABUL - A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear abou...
Sep 12, 2019
Tip leads to arrest of 2 who escaped prison van last month
PHOENIX - A tip pointing to a remote Arizona community led to the end of a more than two-week-long manhunt for a couple who overpowered their guards and escaped a prison transport van that was bringin...
Sep 12, 2019