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Trudeau marks 100th anniversary of bloody Battle of Passchendaele
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is marking the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest chapters in Canada’s wartime history, the Battle of Passchendaele, with a low-key ceremony. More t...
Nov 03, 2017
'Overreaching extensively:' Notley wants Trans Mountain delays dealt with
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wants the National Energy Board to move quickly to remove roadblocks on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The City of Burnaby, B.C., hasn&...
Nov 03, 2017
Third annual Walk with the Mayors highlights seniors falls prevention
Four central Alberta Mayors gathered in Sylvan Lake Friday morning to recognize November as Falls Prevention Month. Mayor Bob Thomlinson of the Summer Village of Jarvis Bay, Mayor Michael Yargeau from...
Nov 03, 2017
California asks US for $7.4 billion for wildfire rebuilding
SAN FRANCISCO - California Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers asked the U.S. government Friday for $7.4 billion to help rebuild after a cluster of fires tore through the heart of wine country, killing mor...
Nov 03, 2017
St. Pierre set for comeback fight vs. Bisping at UFC 217
NEW YORK - Georges St. Pierre waved his hands as a conductor would to a chorus of “G-S-P” chanted by fans wrapped in Rising Sun headbands inside Madison Square Garden. “These are you...
Nov 03, 2017
Amazon to open second office in Vancouver: but no, it's not the coveted HQ2
VANCOUVER - Amazon will open a second corporate office in Vancouver, doubling its employee count in the western city, but it has yet to announce where the tech titan’s highly sought-after second...
Nov 03, 2017
Disney bars LA Times film coverage after critical piece
LOS ANGELES - In response to a Los Angeles Times series about the relationship between the Walt Disney Co. and the city of Anaheim, the company is barring the paper from advance screenings of its film...
Nov 03, 2017
Former Winnipeg sportscaster person of interest in bank robbery in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police say a former Winnipeg television news director is a person of interest in a bank robbery that occurred over the summer. Stephen Vogelsang, who is 53, is facing five bank robbery charg...
Nov 03, 2017
Law society schedules reinstatement hearing for 'knees-together' judge
CALGARY - A former judge who asked why a rape complainant didn’t keep her knees together has applied to practise law again. A notice on the Law Society of Alberta’s website says there is t...
Nov 03, 2017
Men strip down for Movember Red Deer calendar
What's got 13 months and a baker’s dozen of good looking dudes from Red Deer in it? That would be the #DadBodForARadCause Movember Red Deer calendar, a project undertaken for the first time this...
Nov 03, 2017