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Bank of Canada widely expected to get back on its rate-hiking path
OTTAWA - After waiting for half a year, Stephen Poloz appears ready to get back on his rate-hiking path this week. Recent signals from the Bank of Canada governor, combined with strong economic data, ...
Jul 9, 2018
Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, charged with assault, has case put over
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, who is charged with assault, had his case put over for three weeks at a brief court hearing Monday. The 23-year-old closer was arrested in May in connection wi...
Jul 9, 2018

Gal Gadot visits kids at hospital in 'Wonder Woman' costume
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot visited children at a Virginia hospital wearing her iconic Amazonian armour costume from the superhero film. At Inova Children’s Hos...
Jul 9, 2018

Greyhound Canada to end routes in Prairies, B.C., leaving small towns in lurch
OTTAWA - Greyhound Canada, for decades a critical link connecting the country’s small towns and isolated communities with bigger urban centres, is pulling away for good in the Prairies, B.C. and...
Jul 9, 2018

Town and County each spend $30,000 on abandoned court challenge
The Town of Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater Water have revealed how many taxpayer dollars they’ve spent fighting a court challenge related to last year’s municipal elections. Each says...
Jul 9, 2018

Man shot to death after stabbing relatives in federal office
MCCOMB, Miss. - A Mississippi man stabbed his mother and grandmother in a federal government office Monday and was then shot to death by a security guard. Pike County Coroner Jason Jones told The Asso...
Jul 9, 2018
Trial begins for man accused of setting fire to Texas mosque
VICTORIA, Texas - A federal prosecutor says a “rabid hatred” of Muslims led a 26-year-old man to set fire to a Southeast Texas mosque. Prosecutor Sharad Khandelwal made the claim Monday du...
Jul 9, 2018

Advance poll voter turnout for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake by-election
Elections Alberta says an estimated 2845 voters turned out for advance polls for the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake by-election. That works out to about 8.5 per cent of the 33,227 eligible voters in the riding...
Jul 9, 2018

Rebels sign Zaitzev, bring back de Wit
The Red Deer Rebels have signed their top pick from last month's CHL Import Draft. GM/head coach Brent Sutter confirms on reddeerrebels.com that Russian forward Oleg Zaitsev has put pen to paper and w...
Jul 9, 2018

Admitted to cutting endangered trees: Sentencing hearing for Alberta ski resort
CALGARY - The Crown says a lack of oversight on the part of a world-renowned Alberta ski resort led to endangered trees being cut down five years ago. The Lake Louise resort in Banff National Park ple...
Jul 9, 2018