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Marathon winners disqualified for using agent tied to doping
RICHMOND, Va. - Marathon winners in Virginia have been stripped of their titles because officials say they were managed by a Russian sports agent who has been banned from participating in the races ov...
Nov 16, 2017
Ontario Liberal government moves to introduce legislation to end college strike
TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government is moving to introduce back-to-work legislation that would end a nearly five-week strike by college faculty, though opposition from the NDP means it may no...
Nov 16, 2017
N.S. at risk of becoming an island if action isn't taken, municipal leaders warn
AMHERST, N.S. - Nova Scotia is at risk of becoming an island within decades if action is not taken to fix the 275-year-old dikes that prevent flooding of the isthmus connecting the province to the res...
Nov 16, 2017
RDC Athletics announces Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week
Red Deer College Athletics is proud to announce our Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week. 1. Jordanna Cota - Queens Cross-Country Running Hometown - Red Deer, AB Bachelor of Science Nursing (5th year) At...
Nov 16, 2017
Governments, consumers dangerously exposed as data becomes new currency
CALGARY - Would you sign on to a Wi-Fi service that promised to maliciously steal your data? That’s what dozens of people at an Ottawa communications conference unwittingly agreed to this week w...
Nov 16, 2017
Gas plants accused decline to call evidence; closing arguments Nov. 22.
TORONTO - Two former senior political aides charged with illegally destroying documents related to the Ontario government’s decision to cancel two gas plants will call no witnesses in their defe...
Nov 16, 2017
Quebec celebrity chef in hot water over report he lied about his background
MONTREAL - A Quebec celebrity chef is defending his reputation after a report the carefully crafted narrative about his life and professional experience isn’t entirely true. Giovanni Apollo rele...
Nov 16, 2017
Russian Olympic hopes in peril after drug agency criticism
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The World Anti-Doping Agency placed Russia’s fate for the upcoming Winter Olympics on perilous ground, refusing to reinstate the country’s suspended anti-doping...
Nov 16, 2017
Suncor announces plans for 2018
CALGARY- Suncor Energy Inc. says it will spend between $4.5 billion and $5 billion in 2018 to deliver average upstream production of about 760,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The midpoint in sp...
Nov 16, 2017
Small town Connecticut election decided by coin toss
BOLTON, Conn. - An election for the governing board of a small Connecticut town has been decided by a coin toss. The Journal-Inquirer reports that Republican Michael Eremita on Tuesday kept his seat o...
Nov 16, 2017