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Chiefs lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif receives medical degree from McGill
After eight years of juggling med school and football, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif can finally focus full-time on his NFL career. The Kansas City Chiefs starting right guard received his doctorate in medi...
May 29, 2018

Agencies remain optimistic amid public anger over supervised consumption
Safe Harbour Society executive director Kath Hoffman gets why people are angry over the opioid crisis plaguing Red Deer. But Hoffman says people are simply looking for a solution, which is something e...
May 29, 2018
Sheriff: Baby found dead in diaper box, mother in custody
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. - A South Carolina sheriff says an 11-month-old girl whose disappearance prompted a brief Amber Alert has been found dead in a diaper box and the mother is in custody. Chesterfield ...
May 29, 2018
Golden Knights, Capitals looking to tighten things up in Game 2 of Cup final
LAS VEGAS - The Vegas Golden Knights were over-the-moon happy to win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. How they got across the finish line is another matter entirely. Vegas put in an uncharacteristical...
May 29, 2018
New bus service in northern B.C. will fill gap left by Greyhound cutting routes
VICTORIA - An interim long-haul bus service is being started in northern British Columbia by the province as Greyhound reduces and eliminates routes in the region. BC Bus North will start operating on...
May 29, 2018
Mastermind of lethal 1981 Brinks heist denied parole again
NEW YORK - A federal panel has again denied parole to Mutulu Shakur, mastermind of a lethal 1981 Brinks robbery and stepfather of slain rapper Tupac Shakur. Mutulu Shakur led a revolutionary group res...
May 29, 2018
Calgary mulls public hearings, plebiscite question for 2026 Winter Games bid
Calgary is wrestling with how to get public input, and what question to ask in a plebiscite, as timelines tighten on bidding for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A plebiscite, which was a condit...
May 29, 2018

Dubs-rowski! Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski a top doubles seed at French Open
Gabriela Dabrowski’s breakout season was very much a learning process for the Canadian tennis player. She made history a year ago when she became the first Canadian woman to win a Grand Slam tit...
May 29, 2018

MPs to burn midnight oil amid legislative scramble before summer break
OTTAWA - MPs will burn the midnight oil for the next month as the federal government embarks on the perennial scramble to tie up legislative loose ends before Parliament breaks for the summer. The Tru...
May 29, 2018

Bank breaches highlight rise of cyber threats as new exploitation strategies emerge
Apparent attempts to extort two major Canadian banks highlight the increasing threat and variety of cyberattacks against major companies. Attacks against BMO and CIBC-owned Simplii - that compromised ...
May 29, 2018