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Rocky Mountain House Town Council considers a folk festival
Rocky Mountain House Town Council explored the idea of hosting a folk music festival during Tuesday's council meeting. The Bear Creek Folk Festival production team, Sarah Card and Gordie Haakstad, pre...
May 17, 2018
Search for missing Saskatchewan boy now a recovery operation: police
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Police say the search for a little boy who went missing in Prince Albert, Sask., is now a recovery operation. Sweetgrass Kennedy was last seen a week ago and Prince Albert polic...
May 17, 2018
Detroit to name street after King of Pop, honour Jackson 5
DETROIT - The late King of Pop is getting his own street name in Motown, which first launched him into superstardom. A section of Randolph in downtown Detroit will be renamed Michael Jackson Avenue du...
May 17, 2018
B.C. heading to court in Alberta to stop fuel restriction law, may seek damages
VICTORIA - Tensions over the Trans Mountain pipeline increased Thursday with British Columbia announcing plans to launch a lawsuit over new Alberta legislation that could restrict fuel exports to the ...
May 17, 2018
Humboldt Broncos honoured at the opening ceremony of the Memorial Cup
REGINA - As a rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” rang through the speakers at Mosaic Stadium, a Humboldt Broncos flag held by a boy flew in the wind on stage. Musician Jack Se...
May 17, 2018
Challenger Badou Jack says he will dethrone Canadian champion Adonis Stevenson
TORONTO - Champion Adonis Stevenson wore a crown and grinned as he roamed the dais microphone in hand, promising a knockout. Challenger Badou Jack somehow managed to exude menace politely, saying Satu...
May 17, 2018
Ontario party leaders carefully pick campaign songs
TORONTO - Head to an election campaign rally in Ontario and you’ll find the NDP leader “Feeling Good,” the Liberal premier “Just Like Fire” and the Tories’ top man ...
May 17, 2018
Players just glad for a place to play when Impact debuted 25 years ago.
MONTREAL - When the Montreal Impact debuted 25 years ago, no one was sure what to make of the club or the American Professional Soccer League they were playing in. But as the APSL morphed into the A-L...
May 17, 2018
Physician's prescriptions faulted in guitarist's overdose
MOBILE, Ala. - A pain specialist faults prescriptions by an Alabama physician accused of federal crimes in the 2016 drug overdose death of a former guitarist for rock band 3 Doors Down. Dr. Richard Sn...
May 17, 2018
Innisfail resident calling for Town to allow urban chickens
Innisfail residents could be hearing a lot more clucking if one resident gets her way. Lisa Reid, who's lived in the town since 1999, presented to council this week proposing to allow urban chickens. ...
May 17, 2018