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Trudeau stresses balancing economy, environment during brief Stampede visit
CALGARY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Liberal supporters their party is best positioned to get major projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built because it...
Jul 15, 2019
Diddy's 'Making the Band' officially coming back to TV
NEW YORK - Diddy's "Making the Band" is officially coming back to TV. The music mogul announced Monday that the hit series, where he discovered groups including platinum-sellers Danity Kane, would ret...
Jul 15, 2019
Barbie goes glam rock to honour David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
NEW YORK - Barbie has been many things over the years. Now, she's dressed as Ziggy Stardust. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's iconic "Space Oddity," Barbie overse...
Jul 15, 2019
Anglican Church rejects same-sex marriage amendment; will not add policy to national laws
The Anglican Church of Canada has voted down a proposal to bless same-sex marriage across the denomination, though branches of the church in each province will still be able to make up their...
Jul 15, 2019
Rodeo round-up: Calgary and Teepee Creek
Two Peace Region competitors made it to the final day of the Calgary Stampede rodeo.Jake Watson scored an 85 to finish seventh in the saddle broncs semi-final round.Stephen Culling with a 16.3 second ...
Jul 15, 2019
Three Gold Medals won by Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association at Provincials
It was a big weekend for the Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association as they were in Calgary for provincials.When all was said and done, the Association won three gold medals and every club earned a least...
Jul 15, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association)
Trial begins for Alberta youth charged with shooting German tourist
CALGARY - A court has heard that a German tourist shot while driving on a highway west of Calgary last year had eight bullet fragments removed from his brain during surgery. A trial has begun for...
Jul 15, 2019
Search for missing Quebec businessman, son stretches into fifth day
MONTREAL - Provincial police today dispatched a sonar-equipped boat to a reservoir to look for signs of a missing helicopter carrying a Quebec businessman and his teenage son who f...
Jul 15, 2019
Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia
Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medallist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police...
Jul 15, 2019
Weakened Barry unleashes a final blast of torrential rains
NEW ORLEANS - Though Tropical Depression Barry failed to unleash catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, it still swamped parts of Louisiana with up to 17 inches (43 centimetres) of rain and transformed...
Jul 15, 2019