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Canada's Brigitte Thibault returns to Augusta National Women's Amateur
Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., is headed back to the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The 21-year-old was the only Canadian in the field at the inaugural event last year and was officially invi...
Jan 25, 2020

Campaigning heats up in Iowa as caucus voting approaches
DES MOINES, Iowa - With President Donald Trump's impeachment trial keeping them on Capitol Hill for part of Saturday, several Democratic candidates trying to oust him in November will challenge the re...
Jan 25, 2020

First Shift gives local youngsters a taste of hockey
Forty-five youngsters between the ages of 6-10 years took their first strides towards becoming hockey players on Friday evening as they received their first-ever set of hockey equipment. They are part...
Jan 25, 2020 (Photo: Hockey Alberta)

Crews battle mobile home fire in Penhold
About $40,000 in damage resulted from a fire at a mobile home in Penhold on Friday. Firefighters responded to the residence in Penhold Estates at about 2 p.m. "Engine 1 arrived on scene to find heavy ...
Jan 25, 2020 (Photo: Jim Pendergast)

Second day of search yields no sign of French snowmobilers missing in Quebec
ST-HENRI-DE-TAILLON, Que. - It was an exuberant group of French travellers who set off from Christine Reis' inn north of La Tuque, Que., on Tuesday morning, eager for the second day of ...
Jan 25, 2020

Feds roll out education, call for self-reporting to prevent coronavirus outbreak
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is rolling out information rather than surgical masks and thermal scanners to try to keep the country safe from a virus that has already killed more than two...
Jan 25, 2020

Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders to square off in Halifax
HALIFAX - Brett Lauther will be returning home this summer. The CFL announced Thursday it will hold a regular-season game in Halifax in July. The Toronto Argonauts will host the Saskatchewan Roughride...
Jan 25, 2020

Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law
LONDON - Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. The U.K. is finally leaving t...
Jan 25, 2020

Mayor, police pledge action after deadly Seattle shooting
SEATTLE - A shootout in downtown Seattle that left a woman dead and a 9-year-old boy injured was the third violent incident this week in a part of the city long known for rampant drug use and street u...
Jan 25, 2020

Facing minority Parliament, Trudeau tells MPs to respect opposition
OTTAWA - Play nice. That was Justin Trudeau's advice Thursday to Liberal MPs as they gathered to plot strategy for Monday's resumption of Parliament for its first extended sitting ...
Jan 25, 2020