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Expensive cars impounded, drivers ticketed for speed on B.C. highway
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Two high-end sports cars have been impounded for a week and their drivers issued tickets after police in Metro Vancouver say they recorded the vehicles going almost 50 kilometres a...
Aug 2, 2018
Classic cars cruisin' through Red Deer this weekend
It's shaping up to be a great weekend for classic car lovers in central Alberta. ‘Rock' n Red Deer' is gearing up once again and features the cars, music and culture of the 50s 60s and 70s. Stu ...
Aug 2, 2018
How the Soulpepper case changed cultural institutions without going to trial
TORONTO - They may not have had their day in court, but the actresses who sued the Soulpepper Theatre Company and one of its co-founders over sexual harassment allegations succeeded in changing the co...
Aug 2, 2018
Expansion City: After MLS success, Atlanta gets esports team
NEW YORK - Atlanta is set to add another expansion franchise - this time in esports. The Overwatch League announced Thursday that Atlanta will join the global, city-based esports circuit in 2019, its ...
Aug 2, 2018
U19B Rage fastball team to compete at Western Canadian Championship
The Aesthetic Solutions U19B Rage Fastball team is on its way to Unity, Saskatchewan today to begin their quest for a Western Canadian Championship. The Rage qualified for the tournament when they won...
Aug 2, 2018
Four months behind bars for Bowden prison worker who helped inmate escape
A former worker at Bowden Institution who admitted to helping a prisoner escape four years ago will spend several months behind bars. Peter Edgar, 62, pleaded guilty in January to permitting or assist...
Aug 2, 2018
Alouettes' Manziel feeling no pressure in first start against former team
MONTREAL - Johnny Manziel isn’t looking to take the Canadian Football League by storm, he just wants to get the Montreal Alouettes winning again. The former NFL quarterback who is trying to get ...
Aug 2, 2018
Ford government's media tactics draw ire of journalists and opposition parties
TORONTO - Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has come under fire for the combative tone it’s struck with journalists covering the Ontario legislature. Rival politicians, membe...
Aug 2, 2018
Fox exec: Up to 'Simpsons' creators to handle Apu criticism
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Creators of “The Simpsons” have the freedom to handle the show’s depiction of Indian shop owner Apu in the right way for their show, a top Fox executive said ...
Aug 2, 2018
More wildfires blaze in B.C., but no communities seriously threatened
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia’s Wildfire Service has had its busiest few days of the season after thousands of lightning strikes sparked hundreds of new fires, but officials say they are rel...
Aug 2, 2018