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Players on hand as Canada Post commemorates Canada-USSR hockey showdown
WINNIPEG - The most famous goal scored in Canadian hockey history is now featured on a stamp. Canada Post unveiled a stamp Wednesday showing Paul Henderson - arms in the air, hugged by Yvan Cournoyer ...
Jun 02, 2017
Police in Ontario turning to Facebook in an effort to get leads in cold cases
Police are turning to social media in an effort to generate leads in unsolved homicides and missing person’s cases in central Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police and local police say four people ...
Jun 02, 2017
Gregg Allman's funeral planned in Macon, where band won fame
MACON, Ga. - A funeral for rock star Gregg Allman will be held Saturday in Macon, Georgia, where The Allman Brothers Band first won fame. Local news media report that a private memorial is scheduled f...
Jun 02, 2017
Prosecutors to drop charges in Stanley Cup dead catfish toss
PITTSBURGH - Prosecutors are dropping charges filed against a Tennessee man for throwing a catfish onto the rink in Pittsburgh during the opening of the Stanley Cup Final. Thirty-six-year-old Jacob Wa...
Jun 02, 2017
Transportation Safety Board to release final report into Leviathan II capsize
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board’s final report into the deadly capsizing of a whale-watching vessel off Vancouver Island is expected to be released next month. An email from the boar...
Jun 02, 2017
Landmark deal in RCMP sexual-harassment class action wins court approval
TORONTO - An unprecedented settlement that will pay up to $220,000 to women who were sexually harassed while working for the RCMP over the past 40 years has been approved by a Federal Court judge, who...
Jun 02, 2017
Upset son of recent suspected murder victim interrupts inquiry hearings
WHITEHORSE - The distraught son of Wendy Carlick, an advocate for missing and murdered indigenous women who was found dead weeks ago, interrupted the national inquiry on Wednesday to share his grief. ...
Jun 02, 2017
Local man refurbishes dozens of bikes for those in need
Most people enjoy their summers by soaking up the sun or taking road trips, but one Brazeau County man has committed his summer to repairing used bikes to give away to people in need. Shannon Card has...
Jun 02, 2017
Seniors' Week in Red Deer kicks off Monday
RED DEER- The City of Red Deer is honouring seniors next week by offering free admission and discounted monthly passes to City recreation facilities. "Whether it’s giving their time, talent or l...
Jun 02, 2017
Calgary Stampeders sign local defensive lineman Michael Klassen
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed Canadian defensive lineman Michael Klassen. The the six-foot-five, 275-pound Calgary native has played 54 career regular-season games over four seasons wit...
Jun 02, 2017