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Obama quotes from former U.S. president's Montreal appearance
MONTREAL - Former U.S. president Barack Obama held a question-and-answer session after a speech to the Montreal Board of Trade on Tuesday. Here are some quotes from that exchange: Economy: “The ...
Jun 06, 2017
Parents still buzzing over drunk driving charges against school bus driver
Parents in Vanier Woods are still shaking their heads over a Red Deer woman being charged with impaired driving after the school bus she was driving crashed with students on board. Eighteen children w...
Jun 06, 2017
Research suggests T. Rex was covered in scales instead of feathers
EDMONTON - Research suggests Tyrannosaurus rex and some of its close relatives were covered in tiny scales and not feathers as many scientists previously thought. An international team of researchers,...
Jun 06, 2017
Gospel singers Dixie Hummingbirds honoured with marker
Philadelphia is honouring longtime local gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds with a historical marker. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled a plaque Tuesday in front of founder John B Davis’ for...
Jun 06, 2017
Blue Jays place Devon Travis on disabled list with right knee injury
The Toronto Blue Jays placed second baseman Devon Travis on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday with a right knee injury. The team said Travis has a bone bruise as well as a cartilage injury. He will ...
Jun 06, 2017
Depth, D and Rinne have Predators back even in the Stanley Cup final
PITTSBURGH - When they left Pittsburgh last week, the Nashville Predators were in “nasty” 2-0 hole and their chances in the Stanley Cup final were looking grim. That deficit is no more. De...
Jun 06, 2017
First supervised injection site to open in Surrey but some say they won't use it
SURREY, B.C. - Drug users will start injecting their own heroin or other illicit substances at a new supervised injection site opening this week in Surrey, B.C., in efforts to curb a crisis in overdos...
Jun 06, 2017
B.C. veterinary group sorry for discrimination against South Asian members
VANCOUVER - A group representing veterinarians across British Columbia has apologized for discriminating against some of its South Asian members and is vowing to do better. The College of Veterinarian...
Jun 06, 2017
Quotes, reaction to Freeland foreign policy speech
OTTAWA - Some quotes from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s foreign policy speech Tuesday and reaction to it: “To put it plainly: Canadian diplomacy and development sometimes re...
Jun 06, 2017
George and Amal Clooney welcome twins Ella and Alexander
NEW YORK - George and Amal Clooney’s twins have arrived - one of the most anticipated births since Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt were born in 2008. Beyonce and Jay Z, you’re next. The Cloon...
Jun 06, 2017