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Kenya court orders 5 suspects, including Canadian, held for Nairobi hotel attack
NAIROBI, Kenya - A Canadian national and four other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this week appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors invest...
Jan 18, 2019
O'Connell confident heading into title fight this weekend
Cam O'Connell fully intends to take advantage of the second chance he's getting this weekend. The Red Deer boxer steps into the ring Saturday night in Brampton, Ontario versus Hamilton’s Josh O&...
Jan 18, 2019
Milk vodka? Federal government opens consultations on definition of vodka
The federal government is asking Canadians how they like their vodka. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has uncorked consultations on whether to redefine the clear, neutral spirit and open interprov...
Jan 18, 2019
Flu claims three more central Albertans
Three more people from central Alberta died from influenza-related illnesses this week. That brings the total number of flu-related deaths in the Central Zone this season to nine, according to the lat...
Jan 18, 2019
Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry joins select company with 5,000th assist
TORONTO - On a night when he wasn’t even meant to play, Raptors all-star Kyle Lowry added to his legacy. Lowry, 32, has been at or near the top of the assists chart all season. Now the veteran p...
Jan 18, 2019
Ottawa looking into case where Saudi fled sex charges after embassy posted bail
HALIFAX - Federal officials are looking into how a Saudi man may have fled Canada while facing sexual assault charges, as legal experts suspect the Middle Eastern kingdom’s embassy played a key ...
Jan 18, 2019
30 days for man who crashed into pizza restaurant
A man who crashed his truck into a pizzeria in Red Deer last year has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. David Amstutz was also given one year's probation during a sentencing hearing Thursday afternoo...
Jan 18, 2019
Calgary Stampeders re-sign receiver Kamar Jorden to two-year deal
CALGARY - Kamar Jorden won’t be hitting the CFL free-agent market. The Calgary Stampeders re-signed the all-star receiver to a two-year deal Friday. Jorden was eligible to become a free agent ne...
Jan 18, 2019
High court ruling allows long-term expats to vote in February byelections
TORONTO - Expat Canadians with ties to one of three ridings now in the throes of byelections may be eligible to vote no matter how long they’ve been abroad given last week’s Supreme Court ...
Jan 18, 2019
Report Trump counselled Cohen to lie to Congress rekindles impeachment cries
WASHINGTON - The drumbeat of impeachment grew a little louder in Washington on Friday following an explosive media report that alleges the president of the United States directed his former lawyer and...
Jan 18, 2019