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Hockey Alberta invites 80 to try out for Canada Winter Games male team
The selection process for Team Alberta's U16 male hockey team for the 2019 Canada Winter Games has been narrowed down to 80 players. The invitees will skate at a summer camp from July 3-8 in Camrose. ...
May 10, 2018
Manitoba premier drops night-hunt ban news in party evening speech
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government appears set to ban hunting with spotlights - a practice that Premier Brian Pallister said last year was leading to a race war with some Indigenous hunters. Pallister...
May 10, 2018
Former U.S. vice-president condemns Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on Twitter
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is destructive and should be stopped. The environmentalist posted a tweet Thursday saying the pipeline carryin...
May 10, 2018
Kucherov relishes chance to face Ovechkin in East Final
TAMPA, Fla. - Like many young Russian hockey players, Nikita Kucherov grew up following Alex Ovechkin’s career, hoping to someday become a prolific scorer and maybe even compete against his coun...
May 10, 2018
New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart is running to be mayor of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A New Democrat member of Parliament is jumping into the Vancouver mayoral race. Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart said Thursday he’s going to resign his seat in Parliament and run as ...
May 10, 2018
Jewelry donated to B.C. thrift store raising funds for youth worth thousands
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - Police say someone who donated costume jewelry to a thrift store in Tsawwassen, B.C., might have given away more than they realized. Delta police say a person working at the Delta Y...
May 10, 2018
Price may cut back video games, pitches Saturday at Toronto
NEW YORK - David Price considers himself a gamer - both on and off the field. Now he has to cut down on screen time. A longtime video game enthusiast, the Boston Red Sox ace was diagnosed this week wi...
May 10, 2018
Lacombe considering viability of BOLT Regional Transit
Concern over ridership numbers for the BOLT Regional Transit system has the City of Lacombe looking further into the service's long-term viability. Earlier this week, both Lacombe City Council and Tow...
May 10, 2018
Farmers urge resolution to Commons-Senate standoff over transport bill
OTTAWA - Frustrated farmers are calling for a swift end to a rare standoff between the Senate and House of Commons over a bill that would help ensure rail shipments of grain don’t get backlogged...
May 10, 2018
Thousands ordered out as part of B.C.'s southern Interior affected by flooding
VANCOUVER - Nearly 2,700 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in British Columbia’s southern Interior as officials warn of flooding due to extremely heavy snowpacks, sudden downpours...
May 10, 2018