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Veteran Brodeur-Jourdain hoping to end Alouettes season on winning note
MONTREAL - Centre Luc Brodeur-Jourdain had tears in his eyes as he poured his heart out to teammates ahead of what could be his final home game as a Montreal Alouette. On the eve of Montreal’s g...
Oct 27, 2018
'Her death isn't in vain:' trafficking victim remembered in Ontario campaign
YARMOUTH, N.S. - Maddison Fraser is remembered as a champion boxer, an aspiring nurse, and a caring parent - but her mother says she was trapped in a lifestyle that ultimately cost her her life. Three...
Oct 27, 2018
Canadian Messing takes silver medal at Skate Canada International
LAVAL, Que. - Canada’s newest figure skating star loves to ham it up for the crowd. He has skated atop an Alaskan iceberg. And he’s aiming to be the first man to land a quadruple Axel in c...
Oct 27, 2018
Gas leak causes issues in Bower area
A gas leak caused traffic snafus and the evacuation of several businesses in the Bower area Saturday afternoon. Red Deer Emergency Services Deputy Chief Bart Rowland says it was around 10:30 a.m. when...
Oct 27, 2018
Canadian politicians, police respond to Pittsburgh synagogue attack
OTTAWA - Canadian politicians and Jewish groups expressed sympathy for the victims and condemnation for the shooter after an attack at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday left 11 people dead and six...
Oct 27, 2018
Judicial recount set for Monday following tie vote for mayor in Peachland, B.C.
PEACHLAND, B.C. - When Harry Gough had a chance to speak with the provincial court judge overseeing his race to serve as mayor of the small community of Peachland, B.C., he had an idea to run past her...
Oct 27, 2018
Mane-inspired Liverpool 3 points clear atop EPL
Promoted Cardiff was unable to pull off Mission Impossible. Cardiff manager Neil Warnock said before his team’s visit to Anfield it was “virtually impossible” for any side to win the...
Oct 27, 2018
Biologists rush to help Montreal snake species threatened by real-estate boom
MONTREAL - A Quebec biologist is highlighting the need to save some of Montreal’s open areas from development in order to protect a rare snake that is found nowhere in the province except in the...
Oct 27, 2018
Museum spotlights connection between Matisse, Alaska Natives
PHOENIX - Nearly 64 years after his death, Henri Matisse has become one of the few non-Native Americans to have an exhibition at a Phoenix museum dedicated to Native American culture. The little-known...
Oct 27, 2018
'I'm barely breathing': Synagogue survivor recounts terror
PITTSBURGH - A survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre described Sunday how he and other terrorized worshippers concealed themselves in a supply closet as the gunman stepped over the body of a m...
Oct 27, 2018