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Sprint and T-Mobile agree to combine in $26.5 billion deal
NEW YORK - T-Mobile and Sprint reached a $26.5 billion merger agreement Sunday that would reduce the U.S. wireless industry to three major players - that is, if the Trump administration’s antitr...
Apr 29, 2018
Liberals, Tories lay groundwork for turning gun control into wedge issue
OTTAWA - Gun control could wind up being a defining issue in next year’s federal election. Eighteen months ahead of the vote, both the governing party and the official Opposition are laying the ...
Apr 29, 2018
Four-year-old New Brunswick art prodigy is taking the art world by storm
When he’s not playing with dinosaurs or reading a book, four-year-old Advait Kolarkar uses paint, canvases and his imagination to create internationally recognized abstract artwork. The preschoo...
Apr 29, 2018
Volunteers encouraged to 'spring clean' Alberta's highways May 5
Local non-profits and volunteer organizations are being encouraged to take part in next weekend's annual 'spring clean' of Alberta's highways. Alberta Transportation's Annual Highway Cleanup takes pla...
Apr 29, 2018
Fiji wins Singapore rugby sevens tournament, Canadian men finish 10th
SINGAPORE - Canada led early but was beaten 26-12 by the U.S. in the consolation Challenge Trophy final Sunday to finish 10th at the Singapore Sevens, a World Series rugby sevens tournament it won las...
Apr 29, 2018
Witnesses remember the van attack in north Toronto that killed 10, injured 16
TORONTO - In the course of a few minutes, from the moment a white van barrelled down a sidewalk on Yonge Street to the moment the alleged driver was in handcuffs, the lives of dozens of families were ...
Apr 29, 2018
Bloc Quebecois members meet to discuss party's future amid leadership crisis
DRUMMONVILLE, Que. - The Bloc Quebecois’ embattled leader fended off a challenge from her rivals on Sunday as party members adopted her timeline for an early June confidence vote. The two-day vo...
Apr 29, 2018
Aspen Heights hosts Micro-Night May 3
Red Deerians will have a chance to experience first-hand this week an event that highlights a National Award winning program at one of Red Deer's elementary schools. The MicroSociety Program at Aspen ...
Apr 29, 2018
Rainbows displayed across N.L. in support of Springdale Gay-Sexuality Alliance
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - When Kayla Hearn heard a small Newfoundland community had voted down a motion to paint the rainbow symbol on a crosswalk, she swiftly joined in the diverse outpouring of suppo...
Apr 29, 2018
Brother of injured Broncos player to hold hockey tournament to give back
The brother of a Humboldt Broncos player who was injured in a Saskatchewan bus crash that killed 16 people is organizing a hockey tournament to show his gratitude to the community. Ryan Gobeil, who wo...
Apr 29, 2018