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Food Truck Thursdays return for second full year in Sylvan Lake
Food trucks return to Sylvan Lake this week for another four-month run. The second full year of Food Truck Thursdays runs from May 18 to September 28, with vendors open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The loca...
May 16, 2017
Candidate issues plea for orphaned bear cubs found in Nova Scotia woods
HALIFAX - Two orphaned bear cubs whose survival briefly became a Nova Scotia election issue Tuesday have been placed in wildlife parks and will not be euthanized. Tory candidate Allan MacMaster said t...
May 16, 2017
Liberals briefing select allies on long-awaited defence policy overhaul
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has been providing select allies with what officials say is a broad overview of its long-awaited defence policy update, even as Canadians wait for the specifics. Defenc...
May 16, 2017
Female knuckleballer Claire Eccles joins men's team for 2017 season
VANCOUVER - Claire Eccles steps in front of the mound for a couple easy tosses before signalling she’s ready to pitch. The catcher prepares for the delivery, neither really knowing where her knu...
May 16, 2017
Thunder Country athletes earn big medal haul at Provincials
The Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club came home with 32 medals following the Alberta Trampoline and Tumbling Provincial Championships in Calgary last weekend: Keegan Soehn won gold in Sen...
May 16, 2017
After splitting series in Pittsburgh, Senators hope for more offence at home
PITTSBURGH - They have split two games scoring a combined two goals. They have limited the offensively gifted Pittsburgh Penguins to two goals. They have gone 1-1 on the road against the defending Sta...
May 16, 2017
Kings Volleyball dynasty, Schmitt enter ACAC Hall of Fame
The RDC Kings Volleyball dynasty and one of its star players are now enshrined in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Hall of Fame. The Kings teams who won a record eight-straight national...
May 16, 2017
6 children hurt during preschool science experiment in Texas
Houston-area fire officials say six children have been hurt during a science experiment that caused a small blaze at a preschool. The experiment was being conducted Tuesday outside the Yellow School i...
May 16, 2017
Toronto FC coaches hold bragging rights when it comes to record win streak
Toronto FC may be on a franchise-record six-game win streak but the current crop of players has a way to go before it catches its coaching staff. Head coach Greg Vanney and assistants Robin Fraser and...
May 16, 2017
'It's a really sensitive area': Freeland on news of Trump tip to Russia
WASHINGTON - Canadian politicians were well within earshot as political bombshells this week exploded all over Washington. Just as news broke that U.S. President Donald Trump had shared classified inf...
May 16, 2017