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Toronto's Greektown community holds vigil for victims of weekend shooting
TORONTO - Residents of Toronto’s Danforth Avenue gathered for a prayer service on Monday night to mourn the victims of a shooting that left three people dead, including the gunman, and 13 wounde...
Jul 23, 2018
Wildfires in Greece kill 74 in deadliest blazes in decades
RAFINA, Greece - The death toll from Greece’s deadliest wildfires in decades climbed to 74 Tuesday as rescue crews searched on land and sea for those who sought to escape the blazes that engulfe...
Jul 23, 2018
Max Kepler, Logan Morrison go deep as Twins topple Blue Jays 8-3
TORONTO - With the Blue Jays lacking a starter for Monday night’s game, manager John Gibbons hoped to find an answer in his bullpen. The end result wasn’t quite was he was looking for, but...
Jul 23, 2018
Revised code of conduct too demanding: Buchanan
Red Deer city council has approved a new Code of Conduct Bylaw. Changes to the Municipal Government Act stipulate that every Alberta municipality must have a Code of Conduct Bylaw in place. The City o...
Jul 23, 2018
Manziel eager to start for Alouettes, but has 'tempered' expectations
MONTREAL - Johnny Manziel is eager to get into a CFL game, but he will let coach Mike Sherman decide when he will make his first start for the Montreal Alouettes. The 25-year-old quarterback, who is t...
Jul 23, 2018
B.C. First Nations seek injunction to halt Site C project on Peace River
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for First Nations aiming to stop work on the Site C dam says there’s no remedy besides taking the project “out of the ground” in northeastern British Columbia. R...
Jul 23, 2018
'Made-in-Banff' bison calves born in the backcountry for first time in 140 years
BANFF, Alta. - Three bison babies have been born in the backcountry of Banff National Park - the first calves conceived in the area in more than 140 years. Two of the bison were born on July 15, while...
Jul 23, 2018
Protester who confronted Trudeau pleads not guilty to obstruction
MONTREAL - A protester who angrily confronted the prime minister in Montreal during Quebec’s Fete nationale holiday weekend appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to one count of obstru...
Jul 23, 2018
Hamilton Tiger-Cats clearly Masoli's team now with Manziel being traded
HAMILTON - If any existed beforehand, there’s no doubt now the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are Jeremiah Masoli’s team. Hamilton made that emphatic statement Sunday night by dealing quarterback Joh...
Jul 23, 2018
Westerner Days sees 3,000 more visitors over last year
Officials say 93,543 visitors took in the 2018 edition of the Westerner Day Fair and Exposition. That's up about 3,000 people from last year's head count of 90,553. Saturday drew the largest crowd wit...
Jul 23, 2018