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Flames, Oilers unite in support of Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre
The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers have joined forces to raise funds and awareness for the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre. The After Party and Hot Stove - Wednesday, Aug. 8, 6 p.m. at the S...
Jul 5, 2018
West Indies B remains unbeaten in Global T20 competition
TORONTO - David Warner, captaining the Winnipeg Hawks for the first time, scored just six runs and saw his team lose by nine wickets to the West Indies B team in the Global T20 Canada competition on T...
Jul 5, 2018
Drayton Valley gas prices balloon to as high as $1.36 per litre
A jump at the pump has hit Drayton Valley after surging in areas around Edmonton earlier in the week. As of Thursday stations around Drayton Valley were selling a litre of gas for nearly $1.37 per lit...
Jul 5, 2018
Longtime NDP MP David Christopherson says he won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Veteran NDP MP David Christopherson says he will not seek re-election next year after more than three decades of public life. The longtime Hamilton Centre MP announced his decision Thursday o...
Jul 5, 2018
N.B. town reclaims title of having what it says is world's longest lobster roll
SHEDIAC, N.B. - Residents of a small New Brunswick community that prides itself on its renowned lobster catches was basking in the glow of a restored, distinctly Maritime honour - creating what it say...
Jul 5, 2018
French soccer fans in Montreal prepare for 'les Bleus' World Cup match
MONTREAL - As she drank an apple-carrot smoothie on a patio in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood, French tourist Josiane Vignolles said there is no doubt where she will be Friday morning for the ...
Jul 5, 2018
Purported Rob Ford 'crack confession tie' up for auction on eBay, asking $10K
TORONTO - A tie purported to be the one late Toronto mayor Rob Ford wore on Nov. 5, 2013, when he admitted smoking crack cocaine, is up for sale on eBay again. There were 111 bids on the tie over a se...
Jul 5, 2018
Be safe during heat wave this weekend
While parts of eastern Canada are dealing with a deadly heat-wave that's killed 33 people, portions of Alberta are set to face some warmer temperatures of their own. In Red Deer, the mercury is projec...
Jul 5, 2018
Rare win has Alouettes in better mood ahead of clash with Redblacks
MONTREAL - One win doesn’t make a season, but it certainly put the Montreal Alouettes in a better frame of mind. After ending a 13-game losing streak last week in Saskatchewan, the Alouettes (1-...
Jul 5, 2018
André Tourigny to coach Team Canada at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Hockey Canada has announced that Andr Tourigny will take over behind the bench of Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team for next month's Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Tourigny takes over from Gilles Bouc...
Jul 5, 2018