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Chinese viewers balk at 'Bohemian Rhapsody' film censorship
BEIJING - A huge fan of rock legends Queen, Peng Yanzi rushed to see "Bohemian Rhapsody," the biopic about the band's late lead singer, Freddie Mercury, while he was travelling in Britain last October...
Mar 29, 2019
Egyptian mediators rush to Gaza Strip as cease-fire holds
JERUSALEM - Egyptian mediators rushed to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Hamas' supreme leader emerged from his hideout as an unofficial cease-fire between Israel and the Islamic militant group appear...
Mar 29, 2019
In the news today, March 29
Four stories in the news for Friday, March 29 --- OTTAWA UNVEILS PLANS FOR 75TH D-DAY ANNIVERSARY A departure ceremony is being held today in Vancouver for trains carrying combat boots symbolizin...
Mar 29, 2019
Pearson scores in shootout, leading Canucks to 3-2 win over Kings
VANCOUVER - Tanner Pearson scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks kept their faint playoff hopes alive Thursday night with a 3-2 win over the L.A. Kin...
Mar 28, 2019
Fake heiress' life of luxury left others footing big bills
NEW YORK - Anna Sorokin travelled in celebrity circles and tossed $100 tips - all the more reason to believe she was the German heiress she said she was. But behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey th...
Mar 28, 2019
Ducks rookie Sam Steel notches first hat trick in 5-4 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat wants to see his Vancouver Canucks string together three solid periods of hockey. The centre was frustrated after his team dropped their third contest in a row, losing 5-4 to the...
Mar 28, 2019
Rebels say goodbye to graduating trio
It's the annual rite of passage in major junior hockey. Players who toiled during the season as overagers (20-year-olds) bid adieu to junior hockey at season's end and embark on the next chapter of th...
Mar 28, 2019 Photo: Rob Wallator
Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl lead Edmonton Oilers to 8-4 win over LA Kings
EDMONTON - It took 34 years for the Edmonton Oilers to see two players record hat tricks in the same game again. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl each had three goals and Draisaitl added an assi...
Mar 28, 2019
Dallas Stars erase two-goal deficit, beat Edmonton Oilers in shootout
EDMONTON - Jamie Benn scored the shootout winner as the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday. Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen scored in regulation for the surging&...
Mar 28, 2019
Blackfalds council approves lowered speed limit
Blackfalds drivers will soon be taking things a little bit slower.Town council has approved a new Traffic Bylaw which will soon see a community-wide speed limit reduction from the current 50 km/hr to ...
Mar 28, 2019 speed limit 40