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US monuments to Spanish conquest facing mounting criticism
SANTA FE, N.M. - Public statues and tributes to early Spanish conquerors are facing mounting criticism tied to the brutal treatment of American Indians centuries ago by Spanish soldiers and missionari...
Sep 08, 2017
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard withdraws from National Bank Cup due to virus
QUEBEC - Eugenie Bouchard withdrew from the National Bank Cup on Friday due to a virus. The Westmount, Que., native was a semifinalist at the tournament in 2013. Bouchard, ranked No. 76 in the WTA ran...
Sep 08, 2017
Blue Bombers, Roughriders look to put controversies aside in Banjo Bowl rematch
WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris sent some medical advice to one of his Saskatchewan rivals this week. The Blue Bombers running back revealed with a grin what he messaged to a Roughriders defender ahead of Sa...
Sep 08, 2017
UCP leadership candidate promises to fund Cardiac Catheterization Lab in Red Deer
One of the candidates seeking the leadership of the United Conservative Party is making a big promise when it comes to Red Deer Regional Hospital. Doug Schweitzer announced Friday a proposal to alloca...
Sep 08, 2017
Judge blocks Elliott's 6-game suspension over domestic case
A federal judge blocked Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension over a domestic violence case Friday, setting the stage for a potentially lengthy legal fight with the NFL. Last...
Sep 08, 2017
Alberta woman, two sons charged in death of husband who went missing in 2011
TOFIELD, Alta. - RCMP have charged an Alberta woman and two of her sons in the death of her husband who had been missing since 2011. Police say six years ago 49-year-old Miles Naslund was reported mis...
Sep 08, 2017
Equifax data hack attracts attention of class-action lawyers and privacy watchdog
MONTREAL - A large-scale security breach at credit monitoring company Equifax has already attracted the attention of Canadian class-action lawyers and the country’s privacy commissioner as the f...
Sep 08, 2017
Salvation Army hosting reconciliation pow-wow at Pine Lake
The journey to reconciliation continues this weekend with a first of its kind event happening near Pine Lake. The Salvation Army and Indigenous Pathways are partnering to host a public pow-wow and cel...
Sep 08, 2017
Ontario government's marijuana monopoly could weed out craft growers
TORONTO - Ontario’s plan to sell and distribute recreational pot exclusively through a network of government-operated stores could lock in the dominance of the country’s large-scale licens...
Sep 08, 2017
Canadians living in the path of hurricane Irma preparing for the worst
The house belonging to Audrey Foy, a young woman living in Florida who is originally from Quebec, looked like a bunker Friday. It was hard to find her front door as the facade of her home had been boa...
Sep 08, 2017