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Studio Ghibli co-founder, director Isao Takahata dies at 82
TOKYO - Isao Takahata, co-founder of the prestigious Japanese animator Studio Ghibli that stuck to a hand-drawn “manga” look in the face of digital filmmaking, has died. He was 82. Takahat...
Apr 5, 2018
Blake Wheeler's 90th point of season lifts Jets over Flames 2-1
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck could sit out the Winnipeg Jets’ final game of the regular season on Saturday, but the goaltender has a major accomplishment he’d like to try to achieve. Helle...
Apr 5, 2018
Vancouver hockey fans bid fond farewells to retiring Sedin twins
VANCOUVER - Endless class and mind-bending goals - that’s what Vancouver Canucks fans say they love and will miss the most about Daniel and Henrik Sedin. As the 37-year-old twin brothers prepare...
Apr 5, 2018
Deslauriers scores 2 to help Canadiens beat Red Wings 4-3
DETROIT - Montreal coach Claude Julien acknowledged the Canadiens can benefit by losing, increasing their chances in the NHL draft lottery. Julien, though, insisted coaches and players are wired to wi...
Apr 5, 2018
Ex-S. Korean leader Park gets 24-year prison term
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was formally convicted of an array of corruption charges and sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday, a year after she was dri...
Apr 5, 2018
Devils make playoffs for first time since 2012
NEWARK, N.J. - As five years of hockey frustration ended for the New Jersey Devils, players embraced, raised their sticks to salute their long-suffering fans and just imagined what the future held. Th...
Apr 5, 2018
Calgary recreational pot bylaw bans public consumption of on non-medical weed
Calgary city council has approved recreational marijuana rules that ban the consumption of any form of non-medical pot in public. The bylaw will apply to smoking, vaping and edibles once the federal l...
Apr 5, 2018
Canada's Hadwin in striking distance of lead at the Masters after first round
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Canada’s Adam Hadwin is off to a fast start at the Augusta National, and after one round is in a good position to top his finish from last year. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B...
Apr 5, 2018
Passengers offered cruise benefits after journey marred by construction
VICTORIA - An offer of a free cruise isn’t enough to quell one passenger’s anger over a Panama Canal vacation that she says was marred by construction noise and fumes. Norwegian Cruise Lin...
Apr 5, 2018
Drayton Valley RCMP weekly brief March 28-April 5
STOLEN VEHICLE, GAS AND DASH ENDS WITH CHARGES Drayton Valley RCMP say on March 28 at 11:43 a.m. a report came in of a 2014 grey Dodge Ram being stolen off of 62 Street in Drayton Valley. The vehicle ...
Apr 5, 2018