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'We can work harder': Leafs shake up lines ahead of meeting with Lightning
TORONTO - As the Maple Leafs digested their latest setback, one word kept bubbling to the surface - work. Toronto’s players and coaches rightly felt they lacked the required effort in MondayR...
Jan 16, 2019
Murder trial hears that woman with Alzheimer's was not at end of life
MONTREAL - Jocelyne Lizotte’s Alzheimer’s disease left her unable to care for herself, but she was not considered to be at the end of life before she was allegedly murdered, a physician te...
Jan 16, 2019
Nova Scotia judge to deliver verdict in British sailor's gang rape case
HALIFAX - A decision is expected Friday in the high-profile case of a British sailor accused in a gang rape at a Halifax-area military base, even as the Crown mulls whether to reinstitute a sexual ass...
Jan 16, 2019
2019 Games announces 52° North Music + Cultural Festival headliners
A wide-ranging list of Canadian talent has been announced for the 52 North Music + Cultural Festival at the upcoming 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer. The group of Juno and Canadian Country Music ...
Jan 16, 2019
Michigan State President Engler says he'll resign next week
DETROIT - The former governor brought in to help Michigan State University recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal resigned Wednesday as the school’s interim president amid backlash o...
Jan 16, 2019
Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer unveils his 2019 coaching staff
HAMILTON - He’s a first-time head coach, but Orlondo Steinauer of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has surrounded himself with veteran experience. Steinauer unveiled his 2019 staff Wednesday and it featu...
Jan 16, 2019
Neonatal nurse practitioner joins NICU care team at Red Deer Regional
RED DEER - Babies requiring specialized care at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) have an extra set of qualified hands caring for them with the addition of the facility's first neonatal nurse ...
Jan 16, 2019
Lacombe utility rates approved for 2019
Lacombe city council has approved the Utility Rate Bylaw for 2019, setting rates for water, wastewater and solid waste services to residents and businesses. An average household will see a combined ut...
Jan 16, 2019
U.S. calls Chinese death sentence against Canadian 'politically motivated'
OTTAWA - The United States has denounced a death sentence imposed on a British Columbia man in China as “politically motivated,” adding heft to Ottawa’s effort to intensify internati...
Jan 16, 2019
Sentence issued by B.C. judge who refused recusal after crying during statement
KELOWNA, B.C. - A British Columbia provincial court judge who teared up over a victim impact statement in a sex crimes trial has sentenced the accused to 14 months in jail. Jeremy Carlson, also known ...
Jan 16, 2019