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New technologies dull but don't cure Canada's export oil pipeline headaches
CALGARY - The potential cancellation of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is putting a spotlight on oilpatch innovations that might mitigate the need for export capacity as oilsands production ris...
Apr 10, 2018
Edmonton dangerous offender files notice of appeal of convictions, sentence
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man with a history of making violent attacks is appealing his latest convictions and his designation as a dangerous offender. The dangerous offender designation handed to Lance ...
Apr 10, 2018
New DNA analysis could crack 30-year-old murders of Victoria couple
EVERETT, Wash. - Cutting-edge DNA analysis is opening new investigative avenues for police, including sheriffs in Washington state who have been looking into the 30-year-old murders of a young couple ...
Apr 10, 2018
Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off takes to the floor this weekend
More than a quarter million dollars has been raised ahead of this weekend's Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off. This year's event is raising funds for the Canada Games Celebration Plaza in downtown Red Deer...
Apr 10, 2018
'Despacito,' other videos altered by security breach at Vevo
NEW YORK - “Despacito” and other popular music videos were the target of a security breach on the video sharing service Vevo. The cover image of the Luis Fonsi/Daddy Yankee hit was replace...
Apr 10, 2018
Honestly given work reference immune from defamation lawsuit, court rules
TORONTO - A woman who sued her former supervisor over a bad reference that cost her a new job lost her bid on Tuesday to overturn a decision throwing out her defamation claim. In its ruling, the Ontar...
Apr 10, 2018
Alberta judge quashes parts of federal sex offender registry law
EDMONTON - Alberta sex criminals convicted of at least two offences will no longer be automatically placed on the national sex offenders registry after a Queen’s Bench judge rejected attempts to...
Apr 10, 2018
Blood donations rise in honour of Humboldt Broncos
Clinics across the prairies have seen a spike in the number of blood donations since Friday's bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Shaun Richer with Canadian Blood Services in ...
Apr 10, 2018
Gwen Stefani to kick off Las Vegas residency in June
LAS VEGAS - Gwen Stefani is the latest superstar to ink a deal for a series of regularly scheduled shows in Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment on Tuesday announced Stefani will kick off a residency at t...
Apr 10, 2018
Girls jump, drop from balcony to escape dance studio fire
EDGEWATER, N.J. - More than a dozen girls fled a second-story dance studio onto a balcony as a roaring fire engulfed their building, some dropping or jumping to the pavement as bystanders tried to res...
Apr 10, 2018