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Police release teen suspect in Barnard student's killing
NEW YORK - A 14-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing a Barnard College freshman was released from police custody on Thursday, mere hours after New York City police said he had been located follo...
Dec 28, 2019
Advocacy group pushes for protections for wild horses
An advocacy group wants Alberta to give protection to the nearly 17-hundred wild horses that roam the Rocky Mountain foothills.The horses, which have been around since the early 1800s, descended from ...
Dec 28, 2019
Mikheyev recovering in hospital, expected to miss at least 3 months after laceration injury
NEWARK, United States - The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Saturday that Ilya Mikheyev had successful surgery to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist that were severed during the team's ga...
Dec 28, 2019
Small plane crashes in Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. - A fire official says 5 people are dead after a small plane crash in Louisiana. Lafayette Fire Chief Robert Benoit told KLFY-TV that there were five fatalities at the scene. Acadian Am...
Dec 28, 2019
Raptors named The Canadian Press team of the year for historic championship run
TORONTO - Fans cheered on the Toronto Raptors from all corners of Canada, gathering around televisions in bars and living rooms and squeezing shoulder to shoulder in city squares f...
Dec 28, 2019
'A distinct identity:' Advocacy group wants protection for Alberta's wild horses
SUNDRE, Alta. - Bob Henderson's love affair with wild horses began almost 50 years ago and he's become a passionate advocate for the ponies that roam in the Rocky Mountain foothills of west-...
Dec 28, 2019
Storm earn first point of Mac’s tournament against Saskatoon
Following their loss to the Calgary Northstars on Boxing Day, the GPAC Ernie's Sports Midget AAA Storm were looking to rebound in their second game against the Saskatoon Contacts. The Storm jumped out...
Dec 28, 2019 Photo Credit: EverythingGP
Santa runs marathon Christmas Day in support of Food Bank
If you saw Santa running around the Grande Prairie area on Christmas Day, your eyes were not deceiving you.The running St. Nicholas also goes by the name of Umberto Soda, who is a new resident to the ...
Dec 28, 2019 Umberto Soda ran 42.2 km on Wednesday as a way to raise money for the Salvation Army Food Bank (Photo: Soda Entertainment)
Red Deer shooting victim described as loving, caring family man
The widow of a Red Deer man fatally shot outside the city's south end Walmart last week says she and her family are still trying to come to grips with his loss.Roxine Williams says the senseless trage...
Dec 28, 2019 C.J. “Jim” Williams of Red Deer passed away on December 20, 2019 at the age of 69 years. (Supplied)
The top stories and trends that defined the past decade in Canada
The last decade in Canada has been one of seismic social changes. We've changed how we talk about gender, global politics, drugs and what it means to be a Canadian. Here's how the discourse ...
Dec 28, 2019