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'Freak accident:' Calgary girl falls through blanket fort, paralyzed by glass
CALGARY - Two-year-old Jaclyn Derks was sleeping over at her grandparents’ home and had built a typical childhood fort by draping a blanket from a couch to a bed. Then she tumbled though the top...
Aug 28, 2018
Alberta RCMP charge 16-year-old with attempted murder in German tourist shooting
AIRDRIE, Alta. - A 16-year-old youth has been charged in a southern Alberta highway shooting that left a German tourist with a serious brain injury. RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters said the teen, who is from ...
Aug 28, 2018
Improve severe alcohol withdrawal treatment by training doctors: B.C. study
VANCOUVER - There’s an urgent need to improve the treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal because too many patients are being admitted to hospital when they could be managed through outpatient se...
Aug 28, 2018
Texan says he's selling 3D-printed gun plans, despite ruling
AUSTIN, Texas - The owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns said Tuesday that he has begun selling the blueprints through his website to anyone who wants to make one, despite a...
Aug 28, 2018
Canadian men squander lead, lose to Portugal at under-20 rugby tournament
BUCHAREST, Romania - Canada squandered a 26-11 halftime lead and lost 31-29 Tuesday in the opening match for both teams at the World Rugby U20 Trophy. The game was an error-filled affair, especially i...
Aug 28, 2018
Olympic short-track speedskater Valerie Maltais makes move to long track
CALGARY - Decorated short-track speedskater Valerie Maltais is switching gears to long-track version of her sport. The three-time Olympian from Saguenay, Que., won a relay silver medal at the 2014 Oly...
Aug 28, 2018
Concerns over fast-expanding sinkhole: 'Can't speculate how big it could get'
OXFORD, N.S. - A small Nova Scotia town is urging public caution as officials scramble to assess a large, fast-expanding sinkhole that has sucked up trees and picnic tables. An Oxford, N.S., park has ...
Aug 28, 2018
Dairy looms as 11th hour NAFTA irritant as Trump advisers press for concessions
OTTAWA - Canada’s protected supply-managed dairy industry emerged as a major 11th-hour irritant as the Trudeau government returned Tuesday to what could be the final, pivotal round of talks to s...
Aug 28, 2018
Canada Post says it lost $242-million in Q2, blames pay equity cost estimate
OTTAWA - Canada’s postal service built a massive loss into its books Tuesday in anticipation of the potential cost of settling a pay equity dispute with its biggest union. Canada Post said it re...
Aug 28, 2018
Hurricane's death toll in Puerto Rico put at nearly 3,000
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico’s governor raised the U.S. territory’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 on Tuesday after an independent study found that the nu...
Aug 28, 2018