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Montreal-based Beterbiev looking for more after taking IBF title
MONTREAL - Only five days after winning the International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title, Artur Beterbiev was back at work. It seems that the Russian, who has been based in Montreal since 2...
Nov 16, 2017
First Nations want Saskatchewan government to compensate '60s Scoop survivors
REGINA - The head of the organization that represents Saskatchewan First Nations says he appreciates that the province wants to apologize to victims of the ’60s Scoop, but says there must be com...
Nov 16, 2017
Sylvan Lake Council briefs: Provincial Park to soon have new name
It won't be much longer before Sylvan Lake Provincial Park becomes town-owned property. After signing an Offer to Purchase on October 10, along with requesting a provincial funding allocation of $1.96...
Nov 16, 2017
Officials identify victims in Atlanta concert shooting
ATLANTA - Officials have released the names of two men killed by gunfire at a rap concert in downtown Atlanta. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday that 21-year-old Ewell Yn...
Nov 16, 2017
Laurier launches third-party investigation after TA plays clip of gender debate
TORONTO - An Ontario university that has raised eyebrows among those concerned with questions of academic freedom has engaged a third-party investigator to probe an incident involving one of its teach...
Nov 16, 2017
Millard claimed he bought incinerator for pet cremation biz, uncle says story false
TORONTO - A man accused of murdering a young Toronto woman and burning her remains in a massive animal incinerator had been telling people in the weeks before her disappearance that he was buying the ...
Nov 16, 2017
U.S. payroll firm challenges Statistics Canada with alternative employment data
TORONTO - An inaugural private-sector Canadian jobs report calculates that the economy actually shed jobs last month, contrary to the sizable gain reported two weeks ago by Statistics Canada. The Cana...
Nov 16, 2017
Red Deer Curling Classic hits the ice this weekend
The Red Deer Curling Classic once again takes over the Pidherney Centre this weekend. It's the latest stop on the 2017-18 World Curling Tour season. "We've got a great mix of local and international t...
Nov 16, 2017
Toronto drug squad officer dies of a fentanyl overdose, police say
TORONTO - An officer with the Toronto police drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, with the amount of the opioid found in his system being too much to have been from mere contact w...
Nov 16, 2017
Quebec company touts lean nutrition and 'unique' taste of seal meat
Jonas Gilbart likes his seal steaks rare on the inside with a hard sear on the outside. “I love the taste and I love the nutritional benefits,” he said of a meat choice that’s still ...
Nov 16, 2017