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NBA champion Raptors say they're excited for the challenge of upcoming season
TORONTO - Newly framed magazine covers and newspapers from the Toronto Raptors' championship run line the walls of the news conference room at the team's practice facility. A ...
Oct 16, 2019

Beef recall expands as Toronto slaughterhouse co-operates with food watchdog
A large recall of raw beef and veal products continued to expand this week with Canada's food watchdog issuing safety warnings about dozens of items sold at restaurants and retail outlets includi...
Oct 16, 2019

Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo named joint winners of Booker Prize
LONDON - Canadian literary star Margaret Atwood is sharing the Booker Prize with British author Bernardine Evaristo, after the prize jury tossed the rulebook out the window by naming two winners. Atwo...
Oct 16, 2019

Meet the candidate: Douglas Galavan, People's Party of Canada
Anxiety over the Oct. 21 election seems to be a common theme in the riding of Yellowhead.That according to People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate Douglas Galavan who describes it as a level of anxie...
Oct 16, 2019 Douglas Galavan, Peoples Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for the riding of Yellowhead.

Alberta introduces legislation allowing access to partner's criminal records
EDMONTON - Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record. Premier Ja...
Oct 16, 2019

Wright-designed home sold for nearly $1.7M
PHOENIX - An Arizona house that was the last home architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed before his death has been sold. Heritage Auctions told The Associated Press that the Norman Lykes House sold at ...
Oct 16, 2019

Jury sequestered in case of Quebec man charged in murders of ex-wife, stranger
ST-JEROME, Que. - The jury has been sequestered in the case of a Quebec man charged with two murders, including that of his ex-wife. Jurors will begin deliberating Thursday after getting fin...
Oct 16, 2019

Edmonton Strathcona Green Party candidate drops out, asks supporters to vote NDP
EDMONTON - The Green Party candidate in the only riding in Alberta held by the NDP before the federal election call has dropped out of the race and is urging supporters to vote for his New Democ...
Oct 16, 2019

Red Deer Dream Centre denied by Municipal Planning Commission
Red Deer's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) has denied an application to turn a former downtown into a drug and alcohol treatment facility.The decision regarding the proposed Red Deer Dream Centre ...
Oct 16, 2019 Members of the public turned out Wednesday to hear whether the Municipal Planning Commission would approve an application to turn a former nightclub into a drug and alcohol treatment centre.

Canada coach John Herdman promises 'blood, guts and thunder' against U.S.
TORONTO - Coach John Herdman promises "blood, guts and thunder" when Canada takes the field against the U.S. on Tuesday in CONCACAF Nations League play The Canadian men are looking to end a 34-ye...
Oct 16, 2019