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Spillway gates at Dickson Dam to be replaced
The spillway gates at Dickson Dam are approaching the end of their life cycle and will be replaced with construction starting July 3rd and anticipated to end in early December 2018. During the replace...
Jun 30, 2018
Mbappe, not Messi, stars as France beats Argentina 4-3 in World Cup
KAZAN, Russia - What Lionel Messi has never done, 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe did twice. The quick-footed French teenager scored two goals in a five-minute span of the second half to help his team rally...
Jun 30, 2018
AHS urging safety for ATV users this Canada Day long weekend
As National Injury Prevention Day approaches July 5, officials with Alberta Health Services are reminding any Albertans planning to use ATV's this Canada Day long weekend to make safety a priority. AH...
Jun 30, 2018
U.S. steel tariffs result in 40 layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. - A manufacturing company is laying off workers in Ontario in response to American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. A spokesman for Tenaris, which manufactures steel pipes...
Jun 30, 2018
Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Revelstoke, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a trespasser on the CP Rail tracks ...
Jun 30, 2018
RCMP and Sheriffs looking to keep highways safe Canada Day long weekend
RCMP are urging motorists all across Alberta to make this Canada Day long weekend a safe one. Mounties say summer safety is a shared responsibility and together with Alberta Sheriffs, will be looking ...
Jun 30, 2018
Wolf Creek students graduate from 'School within a College' program
Officials with Wolf Creek Public Schools are lauding the success of six students who have graduated from the Central Alberta School within a College (SWAC) program this year. Tristyn Foley, Landon Rut...
Jun 30, 2018
Germany, Hong Kong look set to join Canada in Rugby World Cup repechage
Barring a miracle, Germany and Hong Kong will join Canada in the four-team repechage in November for a place in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Germany, ranked 29th in the world, was thumped 66-15 by No. 17...
Jun 30, 2018
AP source: Couture agrees to 8-year extension with Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Logan Couture agreed to a $64 million, eight-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person told The Associat...
Jun 30, 2018
Jets deal goalie Steve Mason to Canadiens in salary dump ahead of free agency
MONTREAL - The Winnipeg Jets cleared salary cap space and the Montreal Canadiens added some assets in a trade Saturday ahead of the opening of NHL free agency. The Jets sent veteran goalie Steve Mason...
Jun 30, 2018