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Oh no! Here comes the sun: Hot Calgary playground slide too hard on the tush
CALGARY - A popular Calgary playground has been forced to close for improvements because the sun is making metal slides too hot for kids to handle. Slides on the south-facing side of the playground ar...
May 25, 2017
Innisfail High School hosting Innovation conference
Innisfail High School will be a hub for innovation next week. On May 31, the school will become one of just four locations in the province to host the nationwide Innovation150 exhibit, which is design...
May 25, 2017
Canada's rugby sevens women hope to impress on home soil this weekend
After disappointing fifth- and sixth-place finishes the last two years on home soil, the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team looks to impress this weekend in Langford, B.C. “We chose Langfo...
May 25, 2017
Lance Stroll's struggles continue at Monaco GP
MONACO - As Lance Stroll’s damaged Williams came to a stop at the Monaco Grand Prix’s fourth corner on Thursday, it was more evidence of a gamble that has so far failed to pay off. Stroll ...
May 25, 2017
Aly Raisman calls out airport worker for 'muscles' comment
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Aly Raisman is calling out an airport security worker who she says questioned whether she had enough muscles to be a gymnast. Raisman posted on Twitter on Wednesday t...
May 25, 2017
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose a new leader
OTTAWA - Conservative party members have begun voting to select their new leader, with mail-in ballots now returning to a depot in Toronto ahead of the official vote count on Saturday. Here are five t...
May 25, 2017
A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers
OTTAWA - A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers. 445: Length, in days, of the leadership contest. 16: Number of people who officially entered. 3: Number of candidates who d...
May 25, 2017
Man pleads guilty in crash that killed Mountie in British Columbia
COLWOOD, B.C. - A man whose truck crashed into an RCMP officer’s cruiser killing a 32-year-old constable pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges in a Victoria-area court. Kenneth Fenton, 28, plea...
May 25, 2017
Hungry Newfoundland moose destroys Maple Leaf tulip display: 'A giant salad bar'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - In a collision of Canadian icons, a hungry moose destroyed a Maple Leaf tulip display planted to mark Canada 150 celebrations in St. John’s. The intruder left tell-tale ...
May 25, 2017
Liberals fork over another $30 million to keep Canada at F-35 table
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly paid another $30 million toward development of the F-35 - money that could become insurance in the trade dispute between U.S. aerospace firm Boeing and Canadian rival Bomba...
May 25, 2017