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Hart named Player of the Year at WHL Awards
He missed half the season due to a case of mono and a trip to the World Juniors, but that didn't stop Connor Hart from being named WHL Player of the Year. The superstar goaltender for the Everett Silv...
May 2, 2018
CFL draft offers receiver Chapman another path to a pro football career
Mark Chapman shouldn’t have to wait long to hear his name called at the CFL draft Thursday night. The speedy Central Michigan receiver is one of a handful of players who could go first overall o...
May 2, 2018
Anonymous donation made to Medicine River Wildlife Centre
A central Alberta man has stepped up to help the Medicine River Wildlife Centre. Executive Director Carol Kelly says the gentleman is donating $20,000 for the installation of the roof on the new hospi...
May 2, 2018
Killer of B.C. gang leader gets life without parole for 18 years
KELOWNA, B.C. - A man who admitted to killing a British Columbia gang leader in August 2011 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for 18 years. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton se...
May 2, 2018
Feral peacocks ruffle feathers in Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood
SURREY, B.C. - The felling of a favoured peacock perch in a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood has exposed a divide between locals who like the beautiful birds and those frustrated with the noise, mess and p...
May 2, 2018
Former Harper aide Brodie recalls 'NAFTA-gate' scandal as Canada navigates Trump
OTTAWA - Ian Brodie has been waiting a decade to tell his side of the political story that was known as NAFTA-gate. In 2008, Brodie was the circumspect chief of staff to then-prime minister Stephen Ha...
May 2, 2018
Hamilton acquires top pick in CFL draft in trade with Alouettes
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have acquired the top draft selection in Thursday’s CFL draft in a trade with Montreal involving two players and multiple picks. In addition to the top pick, H...
May 2, 2018
Report: Lawmaker 'failed to protect" Senate from his husband
BOSTON - Former Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg “failed to protect the Senate” from his husband, who has been charged with sexual misconduct, an ethics report released on Wed...
May 2, 2018
Saudi prisoner transfer from Guantanamo is first under Trump
MIAMI - A prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre has been sent back to his native Saudi Arabia to serve out the remainder of a 13-year sentence, making him the first detainee to leave the U.S...
May 2, 2018
Arkansas Supreme Court says state can enforce voter ID law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas’ highest court on Wednesday said the state can enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary election despite a judge declaring the measure unconstitutional. By a vot...
May 2, 2018