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Intense exercise linked to hundreds of deaths of racehorses in Ontario, study says
Intense exercise is a hazard to racehorses in Ontario and has been linked to hundreds of deaths within the industry, according to a new study from the University of Guelph. Peter Physick-Sheard, an em...
May 3, 2018
6 Quebec seminary students aged 12 to 14 arrested for alleged child-porn offences
Quebec City police say they have arrested six seminary students aged between 12 and 14 for alleged possession and distribution of child pornography. They allegedly were distributing photos of young gi...
May 3, 2018
Alberta delegation in Ottawa secures caribou protection money
EDMONTON - The federal government says it will provide extra cash to help Alberta live up to Ottawa’s demands on restoring threatened caribou herds. “We’re willing to partner with Al...
May 3, 2018
By the numbers: New Brunswick's record-setting flood
FREDERICTON - Some key numbers Thursday from flooded New Brunswick: 81: Number of roads and bridges fully closed to traffic. 5: Roads partially closed. $172.50: Amount of fine for driving around road ...
May 3, 2018
Humboldt Broncos tribute concert raises $428,000 for families affected by crash
TORONTO - Organizers behind the Humboldt Broncos tribute concert say they’ve raised nearly half a million dollars for families affected by the tragic bus crash. The Country Thunder Music Festiva...
May 3, 2018
Ex-Wilmington Trust officials convicted of fraud, conspiracy
WILMINGTON, Del. - Four former executives for the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program were convicted Thursday of fraud and conspirac...
May 3, 2018
City fields, diamonds and courts now open but no cleats yet
Officials with the City of Red Deer have announced that local sports fields are now open but not yet ready for cleats. The announcement pertains to all sports fields, diamonds and courts in Red Deer b...
May 3, 2018
Territories ask Liberals to redo funding, plans to meet housing needs in North
OTTAWA - Territorial governments are pressing the Trudeau government to rejig how much each will receive through the national housing strategy, saying the funding falls well short of meeting housing n...
May 3, 2018
United Conservative Party denied permission to march in Edmonton Pride parade
Edmonton’s Pride festival has rejected an application by Alberta’s Opposition United Conservative Party to participate in its parade. The Edmonton Pride Festival Society says the party did...
May 3, 2018
Film Academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski
LOS ANGELES - The organization that bestows the Academy Awards announced Thursday that it has voted to expel two prominent members convicted of sexual offences, Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski, from its...
May 3, 2018