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Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted in fatal gas and dash
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence of a Calgary man for killing a gas-station attendant who was trying to stop him from stealing fuel. Joshua Cody Mitchell is serving 11 yea...
Oct 05, 2018
B.C. rec. league hockey player dies after ramming boards in Langley, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A young British Columbia hockey player who died after slamming into the boards during a game in Metro Vancouver is being remembered by a teammate as a “gentle giant,” and ̶...
Oct 05, 2018
Circling around: Floyd Landis starting own Canadian-based cycling team
Floyd Landis is using money he earned by taking down Lance Armstrong to start his own cycling team. The man whose own doping saga cost him the 2006 Tour de France title and eventually helped expose Ar...
Oct 05, 2018
Officer convicted of murder in slaying of Laquan McDonald
CHICAGO - A white Chicago officer was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the 2014 shooting of a black teenager that was captured on shocking dashcam video that showed him crumpling to the gro...
Oct 05, 2018
With rights under threat, Brazil's indigenous run for office
SAO PAULO - The number of indigenous Brazilians running for office has surged this year at a time when many feel their cultures and lands are more threatened than they have been in decades. At least 1...
Oct 05, 2018
NHLPA files appeal of Wilson's 20-game suspension
WASHINGTON - The NHL Players’ Association has filed an appeal on behalf of Tom Wilson after the Capitals forward was suspended 20 games for an illegal check to the head. The NHLPA announced the ...
Oct 05, 2018
Quebec Liberals name longtime member Pierre Arcand interim leader
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberals took their first step toward rebuilding Friday, choosing veteran Liberal member Pierre Arcand as interim leader. Arcand was chosen by the party’s caucus to lead the ...
Oct 05, 2018
All-party board orders conciliation, harassment training for Darshan Kang
OTTAWA - A one-time Liberal MP from Calgary is being ordered by his peers to go to conciliation and training after a House of Commons investigation found some allegations against Darshan Kang constitu...
Oct 05, 2018
Whitecaps, Impact can team up this weekend to end Toronto FC's playoff hopes
TORONTO - Canada’s three MLS teams are linked Saturday as the chase for post-season places comes down to the crunch. And Vancouver and Montreal can team up to eliminate Toronto FC from post-seas...
Oct 05, 2018
Student enrollments on the rise throughout central Alberta
Student enrollment numbers at many schools districts throughout central Alberta are on the rise. Official numbers at Red Deer Public Schools show a current student population of 11,121 for the 2018-20...
Oct 05, 2018