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Oilers forward Puljujarvi to undergo hip surgery and miss rest of season
Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi will undergo surgery on his hip that will rule him out for the rest of the season. The Oilers updated Puljujarvi’s status in a release on Thursday. The 2...
Feb 28, 2019
Quebec pastor and wife face assault charges for alleged corporal punishment
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police have arrested a pastor from suburban Montreal and his wife on charges that over a 45-year period they used corporal punishment on children and encouraged their followers to do...
Feb 28, 2019
Ex-pastor found guilty of manslaughter in death of pregnant wife
TORONTO - A former Toronto pastor accused of secretly sedating his pregnant wife before she drowned in the bathtub was found guilty of manslaughter Thursday, his second conviction in a case that has s...
Feb 28, 2019
Youth ambassadors bring Nunavut stories to Red Deer
While many are focused on the competitions taking place at the 2019 Canada Winter Games, there is a group of unique volunteers here sharing stories about their homeland. Nine members of the Nunavut Am...
Feb 28, 2019
Longtime New Orleans meteorologist Carl Arredondo signs off
NEW ORLEANS - After a decades-long career as a TV weather forecaster, meteorologist Carl Arredondo is signing off Friday due to vision problems. Arredondo announced Feb. 19 that he had a rare genetic ...
Feb 28, 2019
Paying full Bryce: Harper, Phils agree to record $330M deal
NEW YORK - It took a long time and a lot of money, but the Philadelphia Phillies finally landed Bryce Harper with a record contract. The young star outfielder and the Phillies agreed Thursday to a $33...
Feb 28, 2019
New integrity regime will add 'flexibility' to procurement bans: minister
OTTAWA - Canada’s minister in charge of procurement says the Trudeau government wants the federal regime for dealing with companies that have integrity problems to be more flexible - a change th...
Feb 28, 2019
Liberals table 'historic' Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA - If an Indigenous woman in labour in Winnipeg is being challenged on whether she is fit to parent her newborn, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott says she hopes a new law on Indigenous chi...
Feb 28, 2019
Red Deer's Wiley finishes fifth in archery
Red Deer athlete reaches goal in archery The individual female compound archery playoffs wrapped up Thursday at Westerner Park. Kaitlyn Wiley from Red Deer fell short in her quarterfinal match, losing...
Feb 28, 2019
LNAH to increase security and implement new measures after racist taunting
THETFORD MINES, Que. - The North American Hockey League said Thursday it plans to increase arena security and implement new measures to try to eliminate discriminatory behaviour in the wake of a playe...
Feb 28, 2019