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Bombers enter CFL season with 'explosive' offence, uncertain defence
WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols seems to have found a favourite word to describe how the Blue Bombers offence will be this season. In a scrum with reporters after Tuesday’s practice, the quarterback use...
Jun 20, 2017
Pair of lotto wins for central Alberta residents
A pair of central Albertans have a little deeper pockets this week. Laila Moss, a Bowden resident, won a cool $250,000 when she scratched her $10 Crossword Supreme ticket. "I saw I had nine words and ...
Jun 20, 2017
Veer highlights crime fighting efforts in State of the City Address
Red Deer's identity took centre stage during Mayor Tara Veer's State of the City Address to the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. To close out her remarks, Veer introduced one of t...
Jun 20, 2017
Montreal man smuggled guns via U.S.-Canada border library: prosecutors
MONTPELIER, Vt. - A Montreal man was brought to the U.S. to face charges he smuggled handguns into Canada, including some that were hidden in the bathroom of a public library that straddles the nation...
Jun 20, 2017
10 things about the Liberal government's security bill introduced Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Liberal government introduced long-anticipated security legislation Tuesday following consultations that drew comments from tens of thousands of Canadians. The wide-ranging package of mea...
Jun 20, 2017
The Latest: 'Bachelor' contestant lawyer still investigating
LOS ANGELES - The Latest on “Bachelor in Paradise” (all times local): 2:05 p.m. An attorney representing “Bachelor in Paradise” contestant Corinne Olympios is saying further in...
Jun 20, 2017
Canadian women's rugby sevens team in France, waiting for luggage to join them
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team has made it to France for the final stop of the World Series season. But its luggage was not so fortunate. The Canadian women ...
Jun 20, 2017
New Saskatchewan hockey rule limiting where girls can play has parents upset
Parents say a new rule restricting where girls from rural Saskatchewan can play hockey should be put on ice. The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has said that, starting in the 2018-19 season, girls un...
Jun 20, 2017
Quebec waiting on feds to appoint Superior Court justices to help curb delay
Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee is calling on the federal government to appoint 10 new Superior Court justices in the province in short order. Vallee said measures taken by the province to cu...
Jun 20, 2017
QuickQuotes: Just what was said Tuesday about new national security legislation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government finally introduced its long-awaited new national security legislation Tuesday. Some quotes: “Canadians expect their governments to do two things: protect our comm...
Jun 20, 2017