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Coaldale man fined $20,000 for importing wildlife and possessing bear hide
COALDALE, Alta. - An Alberta man has been fined $20,000 after he was convicted of illegally importing wildlife into Canada and possessing a black bear hide from Alaska. Fredrick Thomson, who is from C...
Jan 23, 2019
47 men arrested in police sting of those looking for sex with teenage girls
Vancouver police say they’ve arrested 47 men who were willing to pay for sexual services from teenage girls. Seven of those people have now been charged and police say they include a school teac...
Jan 23, 2019
Tip from Australia police leads to child porn charges against Eckville man
Police say a tip from the Queensland Police Service in Australia has resulted in the arrest of a 34-year-old Central Alberta man for child pornography-related offences. The man from Eckville was arres...
Jan 23, 2019
Alberta men book a spot in championship pool at Canadian juniors
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - B.C. skip Tyler Tardi remained perfect at the Canadian junior curling championships with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario’s Tanner Horgan on Wednesday afternoon. The win, i...
Jan 23, 2019
Calgary's Cavalry FC sign four more players to Canadian Premier League roster
CALGARY - Cavalry FC has added four more players to its Canadian Premier League roster, including Calgary Foothills FC alumni Dean Northover, Nico Pasquotti and Carlos Patino. The other signing for th...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada to keep paying for F-35 development as fighter-jet competition ramps up
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to contribute tens of millions of dollars toward further development of the F-35 stealth fighter even as the federal government wrestles with whether to buy the plane or not....
Jan 23, 2019
Choreographer, coach deny saying student's skin 'too dark'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former coach and a choreographer for a high school dance team in Kansas are denying allegations that they prevented a black student from performing during an event because her ski...
Jan 23, 2019
Canada renews women's hockey rivalry with U.S. ahead of world championship
CALGARY - Beating archrival United States and earning a spot on the world championship team are the stakes for the players named to the Canadian women’s hockey team for an upcoming series agains...
Jan 23, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. named top prospect
TORONTO - Baseball America has named Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. the top prospect in the sport. The 19-year-old Dominican, who was born in Montreal, split last season between...
Jan 23, 2019
Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper among SAG Awards presenters
LOS ANGELES - Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Rami Malek are among the first presenters announced for Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Other presenters announced Wednesday by the actors union ...
Jan 23, 2019