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Krzyzewski, Williams watching Canadian 'invasion' of NCAA with interest
WASHINGTON - Count Mike Krzyzewski and Buzz Williams among those watching the rise of Canada's basketball talent with great interest. Both coaches will have an impact Canadian on the floor when Duke a...
Mar 28, 2019
Storm open 2019 Spring Camp
The Grande Prairie Storm will begin shaping their 2019-2020 roster this weekend, as the team will be holding their annual Spring Camp.A total of 72 skaters and 12 goalies will be split up amongst four...
Mar 28, 2019 The Storm will be looking to fill holes in their line-up for next season as they are losing 5 of their top 6 forwards from the 2018-2019 campaign
Ontario's highest court sets 15-day cap on solitary confinement
TORONTO - Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel...
Mar 28, 2019
Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement
VICTORIA - A dress code debate at British Columbia's legislature has prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in protest. Acting sergeant-at-arms Randy Ennis says members of his office's ...
Mar 28, 2019
Pair of jailed former police officers launch appeals
Two of three former Calgary police officers found guilty of misusing department computers and harassing a woman involved in a custody battle have launched appeals.Bryan Morton and Bradford McNish are ...
Mar 28, 2019
3 Saudi women's rights activists temporarily released
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Three Saudi women were granted temporary release from prison on Thursday, nearly a year after they and other women's rights activists were detained by security forces who...
Mar 28, 2019
Sherwood Park officer charged with assault
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - A pair of assault charges have been laid against an Edmonton-area RCMP officer.Mounties say the charges relate to off-duty incidents that allegedly happened between March 2015 a...
Mar 28, 2019
Liberal premier calls Prince Edward Island election for April 23
CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan called an early election Tuesday night, announcing an April 23 vote that polls suggest could produce Canada's first Green Party government. "This is Pri...
Mar 28, 2019
Mass lobbying effort launched to convince Goodale to remove mention of Sikh terrorism
OTTAWA - A Canadian group advocating for an independent Sikh state in India says the federal government has put all Sikh Canadians in jeopardy by listing Sikh extremism as one of five major terrorist ...
Mar 28, 2019
Independent probe sought in heavy-handed intervention by Montreal subway inspectors
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who was beaten by transit inspectors in a ticketing attempt captured on a bystander video this month broke his silence Tuesday, criticizing what he said was an excessive use ...
Mar 28, 2019