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Wolfpack's Greg Worthington out for the season, needs knee reconstruction
Toronto Wolfpack centre Greg Worthington is out for the season after suffering knee ligament damage in the transatlantic rugby league team’s win over Rochdale on the weekend. Worthington injured...
Jul 24, 2018
Students, teachers gather to mourn teen killed in Greektown shooting
TORONTO - High school students and teachers interrupted their summer vacations on Tuesday to mourn a teen killed in a shooting spree in Toronto’s Greektown over the weekend, remembering her as a...
Jul 24, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack bid to develop North American talent frustrated by roster rules
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have made it past more than a few obstacles in their climb up the rugby league ladder. But the transatlantic team continues to run into roadblocks in developing North Am...
Jul 24, 2018
Global Affairs concerned by reports Calgary imam sentenced to prison in Turkey
CALGARY - Global Affairs Canada says it is concerned by reports in Turkey that a Calgary imam has been sentenced to prison there. A report on the website of news outlet Haberturk says Canadian Davud H...
Jul 24, 2018
WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE - Lethbridge Mayor calls fellow councillor "moron" and "lazy" in leaked emails
LETHBRIDGE – “You clearly don’t have the intellectual capacity to do the job as councillor competently” – Mayor Chris Spearman to Councillor Joe Mauro. That is just one l...
Jul 24, 2018
Innisfail and Sylvan Lake establish retail cannabis rules
As October 17 creeps closer, more central Alberta communities are honing in on finalizing legislation related to the legalization of cannabis. This week, Innisfail town council took two huge steps for...
Jul 24, 2018
An introduction to Canadian firearm ownership laws
TORONTO - A look at firearm regulations in Canada: Types of firearms Canadian law separates guns into three different categories: non-restricted, restricted and prohibited. A licence, obtained through...
Jul 24, 2018
Blackfalds population reaches 10,000
One of Canada's fastest growing communities has reached a population milestone as the town of Blackfalds is now home to more than 10,000 residents. According to the latest Municipal Census, the 2018 p...
Jul 24, 2018
Trade Tribunal finds subsidies and dumping of steel products causing harm
OTTAWA - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal says it has found there is a reasonable indication that dumping and subsidizing of some steel products by several Asian countries have harmed or coul...
Jul 24, 2018
Rail manager guilty in case of train left on B.C. mountainside without handbrakes
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A manager with Canadian Pacific Railway has been found guilty for his role in illegally parking a train carrying dangerous materials on a mountainside near Revelstoke, B.C. A B.C. p...
Jul 24, 2018