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Crime Reduction Project nabs three on rural Ponoka property
Three men have been arrested by Wetaskiwin RCMP following an investigation earlier this month. Mounties say it was May 7 when the Central Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Project located a stole...
May 11, 2018
Woeful Impact defence set to take on punchless Union attack
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact will put the worst defence in Major League Soccer against the Philadelphia Union’s league-worst attack when the teams meet Saturday afternoon at Saputo Stadium. Ei...
May 11, 2018
As injuries mount at TFC, Canadian midfielder Chapman looks to make his mark
TORONTO - As injuries mount for Toronto FC, Canadian midfielder Jay Chapman is getting the opportunity to make his mark. The 24-year-old showed what he was capable of in the first half of Wednesday...
May 11, 2018
Taft’s Presidential Cow: Pauline Wayne
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Presidential Cow You might think we're talking about Taft himself when we say there was once a cow on the White House lawn-he was the fattest president-but...
May 11, 2018
Seeing Red: Turns Out Bulls Really Don’t Care About Red At All
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
May 11, 2018
Dine With A 14-Foot Gator And Other Wild Experiences At Wild Florida
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Wild Florida Believe it or not, alligator attacks are actually extremely rare. In fact, the likelihood of a Florida resident being injured in an unprovoked...
May 11, 2018
Blue Jays pitcher Stroman placed on 10-day disabled list with shoulder fatigue
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman is hoping that taking a step back will help him return to form. The Toronto Blue Jays right-hander, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday with right shoulder fatig...
May 11, 2018
The top of Ontario: Isolated Fort Severn tries to chart its own course
FORT SEVERN, Ont. - You can’t get much further from the carpeted corridors of power in Ontario’s capital city without stepping onto the frozen waters of Hudson Bay. This is Fort Severn, On...
May 11, 2018
UN review calls out Canada's treatment of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA - Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council are urging Canada to improve its treatment of Indigenous people, in particular women and girls. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould repres...
May 11, 2018
'We gave up a lot:' Chief of most northern Ontario community hates handouts
FORT SEVERN, Ont. - Paul Burke is chief of the 463-strong Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario’s most northerly community, which is located near the mouth of the Severn River as it empties into Hud...
May 11, 2018