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Edmonton defenceman Andrej Sekera out 6-9 months with torn knee ligament
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andrej Sekera will be out for six to nine months with a torn knee ligament. General manager Peter Chiarelli told a news conference today that the blue-liner will have ACL su...
May 16, 2017
Catholic school in Camrose mourns 6-year-old girl found dead in Red Deer home
Students and staff at a Catholic school are receiving grief counselling as they deal with the loss of a six-year-old girl found dead inside a Red Deer home. “It is with profound sadness that Elk...
May 16, 2017
Healthy teen dies of heart problems after too much caffeine
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A coroner says a healthy 16-year-old South Carolina high school student died from heart problems after drinking too much caffeine. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Monday that ...
May 16, 2017
Volunteer saves life of pet mouse that had overdosed on heroin in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A harm reduction group on the front line of Vancouver’s overdose crisis can now include a small, furry mouse on the list of lives it has saved. Melissa Patton was volunteering with t...
May 16, 2017
Snowbirds cite need for additional training, cancel airshow appearances
OTTAWA - Canada’s famed Snowbirds have put their airshow season on hold so that some of its pilots can get more practice. Snowbird team lead Maj. Patrick Gobeil said Tuesday that the iconic flyi...
May 16, 2017
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Nova Scotia New Democrats are promising to bring in $15-a-day child care beginning next year if they win the May 30 provincial election. Party leader Gary Burrill also said his part...
May 16, 2017
Upstaged: Predators anthem singer replaced by A-list artists
NASHVILLE - He says he’s been done wrong and maybe there’s a country song lurking somewhere in this. The longtime anthem singer at Nashville Predators hockey games has the blues. He’...
May 16, 2017
If family members worried about delayed MMIW inquiry, I have concerns: Bennett
OTTAWA - Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says she shares the concerns of those family members who are growing ever more anxious about the long-delayed public inquiry into missing and murde...
May 16, 2017
Senator says Tories ousted him from caucus over dinner plans with Trudeau
OTTAWA - A Nova Scotia senator was kicked out of the Conservative caucus Tuesday over his decision to attend a dinner hosted by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Sen. Stephen Greene said he was g...
May 16, 2017
Alberta man's staged suicide to avoid extradition almost like a B movie: judge
EDMONTON - A judge has scoffed at what he calls a man’s B-movie attempt to stage his suicide and assume a new identity to avoid being sent to the United States on child luring charges. Court rec...
May 16, 2017