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17-year-old male headed to court over stabbing in Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing on June 9th at approximately 3 p.m. at a residence on the Montana First Nation. STARS transported the male victim from the altercation to an Edmonton...
Jun 13, 2017
Pills, alcohol found in US bobsledder at death
Olympic bobsledding champion Steven Holcomb had prescription sleeping pills and alcohol in his system when he was found dead last month, according to a toxicology report provided to his family and USA...
Jun 13, 2017
"The Reason" release documentary partially-filmed in Red Deer
It's a sobering reality of an independent Canadian rock band. In March of 2013, Ontario rockers The Reason documented a cross Canada tour. The band had faced numerous hardships over the years while to...
Jun 13, 2017
Thormeyer wins silver at Mare Nostrum swim meet, Oleksiak and Ruck take bronze
BARCELONA, Spain - Markus Thormeyer won silver in the men’s 200-metre backstroke Tuesday on a three-medal day for Canada at the Mare Nostrum Tour meet. Thormeyer, from Delta, B.C., finished seco...
Jun 13, 2017
Man who lost fingers to frostbite in trek to Canada gets refugee status
WINNIPEG - More than five months after he almost froze to death walking across the Canada-United States border, eventually losing his fingers to frostbite, Razak Iyal was granted refugee status Tuesda...
Jun 13, 2017
Redblacks defensive back Antoine Pruneau plans to fulfil high expectations
OTTAWA - Defensive back Antoine Pruneau knows the Ottawa Redblacks have high expectations for him and he has every intention of fulfilling them. The fourth overall pick from the 2014 draft struggled a...
Jun 13, 2017
Harness racing to make full-time move to Mohawk Racetrack in 2018
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - Canada’s biggest harness-racing track is getting a facelift. Woodbine Entertainment pledged over $10 million for Mohawk Racetrack on Tuesday for upgrades to the facility th...
Jun 13, 2017
Toddler's body found more than a month after she was swept away in Quebec floods
SAINTE-ANNE-DES-MONTS, Que. - The body of a two-year-old girl who was swept away during Quebec’s heavy floods in May has been recovered. Daphnee Levesque’s corpse was found about one-and-a...
Jun 13, 2017
Short construction season: Omnitrax says rail to Churchill out until spring
CHURCHILL, Man. - The company that owns the broken Hudson Bay Railway line to Churchill in northern Manitoba says the track is badly damaged and will be closed until next spring. It had been hoped it ...
Jun 13, 2017
Hate crimes rose five per cent in 2015, here are some details
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says police-reported hate crimes showed a five per cent increase in 2015, led by a rise in the number of incidents directed at Muslims. Some facts about the findings: - Hate...
Jun 13, 2017