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SNC-Lavalin drops court challenge over bid for special agreement
OTTAWA - Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin has ended its court challenge of the federal prosecution service's decision to deny it a special agreement to avoid crimin...
Jan 22, 2020

Powell's big 4th quarter leads Raptors past Hawks, 122-117
ATLANTA - Norman Powell says nothing has changed, even though he's in the best streak of his highest-scoring season. It may feel normal to the Toronto Raptors' sixth man. The results definitely look d...
Jan 22, 2020

Celebrities back California bill to cut single-use plastics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A push to pass first-in-the-nation California proposals to limit single-use plastic containers and other items drew support from actor Jeff Goldblum on Wednesday. Environmental gr...
Jan 22, 2020

Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92
VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died. He was 92. Hughes was...
Jan 22, 2020

Humane Society removes 80 cats from home in Guelph, Ont.
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Humane Society says it has taken in 80 cats that were found in a home in the southwestern Ontario city. The organization's executive director says they were called ...
Jan 22, 2020

First businesses set to open at Junction 42
The first two businesses are set to open at the Junction 42 rest area near Penhold. Burger King and Petro-Canada will officially open on Monday, Jan. 27, according to Red Deer County.Officials say the...
Jan 22, 2020 Petro-Canada and Burger King are set to open at Junction 42 on Monday. (rdnewsNOW/Dan Hermanutz)

Charges stayed for Red Deer man accused in O'Chiese shooting
There has been a stay of proceedings in the case for a Red Deer man charged after a woman was shot at the O'Chiese First Nation this past fall. It was at about 8:30 p.m. on September 27, 2019 when pol...
Jan 22, 2020

Canadian James Hinchcliffe crossing off items on his racing bucket list
James Hinchcliffe was surprised and disappointed when he was dismissed from Arrow McLaren SP last October. Now he sees it as an opportunity to live out all his racing fantasies. The 33-year-...
Jan 22, 2020

Wolfpack look to play World Cup champion Australia in Toronto in October
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack are thinking big on the eve of their debut season in the top-tier Betfred Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team is looking to play reigning Wo...
Jan 22, 2020

Jenkins thrilled to have Walker join him as second Canadian in Hall of Fame
Fergie Jenkins didn't expect he'd be holding on to his status as the lone Canadian in the National Baseball Hall of Fame for nearly three decades. So when Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larr...
Jan 22, 2020