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Lacombe Police stop 300 vehicles during weekend check stop
Lacombe Police were very busy during a check stop last weekend. On May 19, members were out for two hours within the city. A total of 300 vehicles were stopped and checked. The check stop resulted in:...
May 26, 2017
That's Saint John not St. John's: Sea Dogs shake off branding blunder at MemCup
WINDSOR, Ont. - The Saint John Sea Dogs shook off an embarrassing branding blunder at the Memorial Cup this week, taking it in stride in true Maritime spirit. The Sea Dogs arrived in Windsor for the C...
May 26, 2017
Bolanos the Whitecaps' offensive catalyst with Vancouver set to host D.C. United
VANCOUVER - The raking cross dipped in and out of the tricky late-afternoon shadows at B.C. Place Stadium as it steamed towards Christian Bolanos. Instead of trying to control the ball for himself whe...
May 26, 2017
Canada's Warner poised for third Gotzis title in his decathlon season debut
A Canadian record and a hat trick are on the line when Damian Warner makes his season decathlon debut this weekend. The 27-year-old from London, Ont., is the favourite to capture a third Hypo Meeting ...
May 26, 2017
Denis Johnson, author of 'Jesus' Son,' dead at 67
NEW YORK - Denis Johnson, the prize-winning fiction writer, poet and playwright best known for his surreal and transcendent story collection “Jesus’ Son,” has died at age 67. Johnson...
May 26, 2017
Winnipeg Transit proposes pilot project to test safety barriers for bus drivers
Winnipeg Transit is proposing a pilot project to test safety barriers for bus drivers following the killing of one of its employees. Driver Irvine Jubal Fraser was stabbed multiple times in February w...
May 26, 2017
Trinket hunters blamed for targeting ghost town cemetery in southern B.C.
COALMONT, B.C. - Someone is digging holes in the cemetery of a ghost town in southern British Columbia and a member of the local historical society believes it’s the work of misguided treasure h...
May 26, 2017
Multibillion-dollar naval warship project hits another delay
OTTAWA - Hopes that the multibillion-dollar effort to replace the navy’s warship fleet would move along quickly have taken a hit amid word the massive shipbuilding project has suffered another d...
May 26, 2017
Curling Canada expands Olympic pre-trials field to 28 to avoid tiebreaker option
ORLEANS, Ont. - Curling Canada has expanded the field of a pre-trials qualifying event for the Olympic Games. The addition of rinks skipped by Mark Bice of Sarnia, Ont., Jamie Murphy of Halifax, Karla...
May 26, 2017
Castroneves fastest on Carb Day as another Honda engine goes
INDIANAPOLIS - Three-time champion Helio Castroneves turned the fastest lap on Carb Day during the final practice for the Indy 500, while more engine trouble for Honda left teams leery of what could h...
May 26, 2017