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Flyers hire Alain Vigneault as head coach
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975. Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and...
Apr 15, 2019
Massive fire engulfs beloved Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
PARIS - A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the We...
Apr 15, 2019
Zion Williamson entering NBA draft after 1 year at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. - Zion Williamson is leaving Duke after one high-flying season to enter the NBA draft. Widely projected as the top overall pick in the June draft, the AP national player of the year annou...
Apr 15, 2019
Gurriel, Hernandez drive in late runs as Jays beat Rays in Buchholz's debut
TORONTO - Clay Buchholz prepared for his first start in a Blue Jays uniform by rewatching film of himself pitching at Rogers Centre. As a former mainstay in the division-rival Boston Red Sox rota...
Apr 15, 2019
Complaint: Man went to Mall of America intending to kill
MINNEAPOLIS - The man charged with throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America told police he was angry at being rejected by women at the Minnesota mall and was "looking...
Apr 15, 2019
MPs Dreeshen, Allison host roundtable to discuss trade issues
Conservative MPs Earl Dreeshen (Red Deer - Mountain View) and Dean Allison (Niagara West, Shadow Minister for International Trade) held a roundtable on Monday with local stakeholders regarding interna...
Apr 15, 2019
Judge sends Canadian to US prison for risky tunnel scheme
DETROIT - A Canadian cab driver who made extra money by steering desperate immigrants to a railroad tunnel under the Detroit River was sentenced Monday to 16 months in a U.S. prison. Juan Garcia-Jimen...
Apr 15, 2019
Five local players named to Team North for 2019 Senior Bowl
Football Alberta has selected 42 players to suit up for Team North at the 2019 Senior Bowl in Calgary on May Long Weekend. Team North features players from central Alberta high school programs:Defensi...
Apr 15, 2019
Capital Gazette's Pulitzer citation: 'rollercoaster moments'
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The editor of the Capital Gazette of Maryland said Monday that his staff experienced some "rollercoaster moments" as it won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage and cour...
Apr 15, 2019
A look at Red Deer's RCMP Operational Communications Centre
Alberta RCMP is recognizing the essential role of employees in their Operational Communications Centres (OCC) as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 14-20. Alberta has two OCCs...
Apr 15, 2019