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WestJet, pilot's union agree to settlement process with mediator
CALGARY - The president and CEO of WestJet says the threat of a strike by its pilots is over. Ed Sims said the Calgary-based airline and the union that represents the pilots have agreed to a settlemen...
May 25, 2018
Lions acquire Davon Coleman, 6th-round pick from Ticats for 4th-round selection
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The B.C. Lions have acquired defensive lineman Davon Coleman from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the teams announced Friday. The Lions also received a sixth-round pick and will send a fourt...
May 25, 2018
Ponoka Stampede celebrating 2019 Canada Winter Games, new facilities
With the 82nd Annual Ponoka Stampede just one month away, central Alberta rodeo goers can expect to enjoy another great event in 2018. This year's parade will include a 2019 Canada Winter Games theme ...
May 25, 2018
Saskatchewan man pleads guilty for 2017 crash that killed three Edmonton women
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man has pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal negligence causing death for a crash that killed three Edmonton women. Brandon Stucka of Lloydminster also pleaded...
May 25, 2018
Roughriders' Brandon Bridge aims to change perceptions about Canadian QBs
SASKATOON - Brandon Bridge only has to ask his teammates if he needs assurances that he is changing perceptions about Canadian quarterbacks in the CFL. Last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, t...
May 25, 2018
Authorities drop assault charges against Hope Solo
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Prosecutors in Washington state have dropped domestic violence charges against former U.S. national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo. Solo was charged with two counts of fourth-degree ...
May 25, 2018
Snoop Dogg lauds Canada's growing cannabis industry at Montreal tech conference
MONTREAL - Canada is more advanced than the United States regarding its approach to cannabis, world-famous rapper and weed entrepreneur Snoop Dogg said Friday to a crowd of hundreds at Montreal’...
May 25, 2018
Trudeau keeps on talking NAFTA, even as formal discussions hit impasse
OTTAWA - Negotiations on revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement may have hit an impasse, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is keen to keep on talking. Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Dona...
May 25, 2018
Recovery underway for flood evacuees from Grand Forks, B.C.
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - Emergency personnel in Grand Forks, B.C., say the recovery process has begun in the community of 4,000, which was hardest hit by this year’s flooding. Evacuation orders have ...
May 25, 2018
Resentment over Trump election helped fuel Weinstein case
NEW YORK - Throughout much of last year, millions of American women resented that a man who’d bragged about sexually assaulting women had been elected president. Then came an electrifying moment...
May 25, 2018