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Call for Toronto handgun ban reignites passionate gun control debate
TORONTO - A call on the federal government to consider turning Canada’s largest city into a handgun-free zone will do little to prevent the kind of senseless violence that saw a young woman and ...
Jul 25, 2018
11-year-old girl catches piranha relative in Oklahoma lake
OKLAHOMA CITY - An 11-year-old girl has quite the fish tale: A rare pacu with human-like teeth chomped down on the worm at the end of her line while she was fishing with her grandparents and brother i...
Jul 25, 2018
Canada out of medal contention after loss to Spain at U17 Women's World Cup
MINSK, Belarus - Canada was eliminated from medal contention at the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup after a 72-50 loss to Spain in the round of 16 on Wednesday. Merissah Russell of Ottawa ...
Jul 25, 2018
Proposed Trump-Putin meeting at White House is put off
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration sought to fend off accusations the president is too soft on Russia, putting off a proposed second summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and declaring the U.S....
Jul 25, 2018
Johnson, Hadwin excited to play in front of "hometown" crowds at Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Dustin Johnson pulled on the Edmonton Oilers jersey with “Gretzky 99” on the back, lined up his shot, and drove over the water and on to the green at No. 7 on Glen Abbey G...
Jul 25, 2018
Davies already a win for Canada soccer as Bayern Munich scoops up Whitecaps teen
In many ways, Alphonso Davies was a win for Canada soccer before news of an MLS-record transfer to one of the world’s top clubs. Born to Liberian parents in a Ghana refugee camp, the 17-year-old...
Jul 25, 2018
Man accused of stealing McDormand's Oscar ordered to trial
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge says the man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar statue should stand trial on a felony grand theft charge. Judge Mark Hanasono said Wednesday that the...
Jul 25, 2018
Ontario government introduces legislation to scrap cap-and-trade program
TORONTO - Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government expects to spend up to $5 million to compensate companies that bought into the province’s cap-and-trade system, the provincial e...
Jul 25, 2018
City eyes federal dollars for Dawe Centre expansion, other projects
The City of Red Deer is looking at obtaining federal funding for four major infrastructure projects. During a special meeting on Wednesday, city council gave its blessing for City staff to prepare exp...
Jul 25, 2018
Bayern Munich completes transfer for Canadian star Alphonso Davies
VANCOUVER - Bob Lenarduzzi says soccer phenom Alphonso Davies catches your eye the first time you watch him play. Lenarduzzi, the Vancouver Whitecaps team president, says Davies has the talent to just...
Jul 25, 2018