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$50M breakdown-prone ferry to Fogo Island out of service with ice damage
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The ferry to Fogo Island, one of Newfoundland’s prime tourism destinations, is out of service once again with ice damage to its hull. The $50-million MV Veteran has had ...
Jun 22, 2017
Groups in Lethbridge, Alta., to make request for safe site for drug consumption
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta city in the throes of an opioid crisis is the latest community planning to seek approval for a safe consumption site for drug users. A coalition of community gro...
Jun 22, 2017
Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Sanctuary trail remain closed; 1000 trees down
One of Red Deer's hidden gems is the Wishart Trail and it is likely to be out of commission for quite some time. The Wishart Trail is a 4-kilometre loop which encompasses the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary, wh...
Jun 22, 2017
Howarth hoping for draft call in third year of eligibility
Kale Howarth hopes it’ll be "third time's the charm". The Red Deer native is in his third and final year of eligibility for the NHL Draft, which takes places in Chicago starting with round one F...
Jun 22, 2017
Player jailed for punching referee twice after being ejected from championship
CHARLOTTETOWN - An 18-year-old hockey player from P.E.I. who punched a referee twice in the face, cutting his lip, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. Cole Trevor Crane was being escorted off the i...
Jun 22, 2017
Newly minted Conservative leader Scheer leader to hit the road this summer
OTTAWA - Before Canada’s new Conservative leader arrived at a news conference this week to opine on the spring session of Parliament, an aide affixed a sign to the podium: “Andrew Scheer, ...
Jun 22, 2017
U.S. to take 'do no harm' approach to NAFTA talks: Trump's trade representative
OTTAWA - Donald Trump’s trade czar says U.S. negotiators will take a “do-no-harm” approach to renegotiating NAFTA amid fears that altering the deal could hurt many American agricultu...
Jun 22, 2017
Virginia man charged with giving secret documents to China
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Virginia man caught with $16,500 in cash in his carry-on luggage was charged Thursday with transmitting top-secret documents to an apparent Chinese agent. Kevin Mallory, 60, of Lee...
Jun 22, 2017
Family: Peter Tosh's son left in coma following jail beating
TRENTON, N.J. - The family of the late reggae icon Peter Tosh is seeking answers after they say his son was left in a coma following an attack in a New Jersey jail. Jawara McIntosh’s family say ...
Jun 22, 2017
Canadians look to rebound from recent losses to win Rugby World Cup qualifier
TORONTO - Coach Mark Anscombe has revamped his lineup for the first leg of Canada’s Rugby World Cup qualifier against the U.S. on Saturday in Hamilton. There are seven personnel changes and thre...
Jun 22, 2017