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Football provincials get underway this weekend
Several local football teams are in action for provincial playoffs this weekend in Red Deer and Lacombe. In the High School Tier 1 North Regional Semifinals, the Lindsay Thurber Raiders host the Grand...
Nov 06, 2018
Judge who took Ontario law school post broke rules, review finds, but no sanction
TORONTO - A respected Ontario Superior Court justice broke the rules by accepting a temporary dean’s posting at an Indigenous law school but does not deserve to lose his job, a review concluded ...
Nov 06, 2018
Fillier scores first goal in Canada's 6-1 win over Sweden at Four Nations Cup
SASKATOON - Sarah Fillier not only scored a goal in her debut for the Canadian women’s hockey team Tuesday, but became the first place born in the year 2000 to do so. The 18-year-old forward fro...
Nov 06, 2018
Liberal government hammered over process to create independent debate commission
OTTAWA - A Liberal decision to set up a commission to organize federal leaders’ debates in the 2019 election without consulting other parties is an “abysmal embarrassment,” NDP MP Da...
Nov 06, 2018
Bangladeshi immigrant convicted in NYC subway bombing
NEW YORK - A Bangladeshi immigrant was convicted Tuesday of setting off a pipe bomb in New York City’s busiest subway station, disputing in court that he was supporting the Islamic State group a...
Nov 06, 2018
Experts say Ottawa Senators Uber video raises privacy concerns
A secretly recorded video depicting NHL players venting about team personnel matters illustrates exactly why everyone from governments to companies need to get more proactive about privacy, industry e...
Nov 06, 2018
Life's a Beach: Canada's Bansley, Wilkerson on top of beach volleyball world
The breakthrough season for Canadian beach volleyball players Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson started with their first World Tour bronze medal together last spring. More podium appearances were ...
Nov 06, 2018
The big unknown for Halifax's Canadian Football League bid: Is a stadium viable?
HALIFAX - A group of professional sports executives quarterbacking a plan to bring a Canadian Football League team to Halifax is set to make an announcement Wednesday as it ramps up efforts to secure ...
Nov 06, 2018
Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry, lifelong soldier for sovereignty, dies at 81
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry, a sharp-tongued soldier for the independence movement and longtime Parti Quebecois stalwart, died Tuesday at the age of 81. Landry, premier between 200...
Nov 06, 2018
Local MPs pledge to support cities seeking help with growing drug crisis
A pair of MPs from central Alberta are offering their support to the City of Red Deer and the AUMA Mid-Sized Cities Mayors Caucus in their plans to lobby the provincial and federal governments for hel...
Nov 06, 2018