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Whitecourt RCMP arrest man wanted on warrants during traffic stop
A man from Red Deer faces traffic violation charges and a man from Whitecourt was arrested, following a traffic stop on Wednesday, September 23. Whitecourt RCMP stopped the vehicle as the driver was n...
Sep 30, 2020
Federal government lawyer asks judge to dismiss youths' climate change lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the Canadian government says a lawsuit filed by 15 youth across the country should be dismissed because their claims about the harms of climate change are too broad. Joseph Ch...
Sep 30, 2020
Baby fat proves to be a boon for Toronto FC's Silva, prompting move to goalkeeper
TORONTO - Kevin Silva can thank pre-teen baby fat for a move that helped turn soccer into a profession. "I grew up as a striker actually," he explained. "I was a bit chubby growing up so at the point ...
Sep 30, 2020
Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract
NEW YORK - The "King" of Madison Square Garden has been deposed. The New York Rangers have bought out the contract of star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, parting ways with one of their greatest players ...
Sep 30, 2020
Ontario releases new COVID-19 modelling as Quebec braces for new restrictions
MONTREAL - Health officials in Ontario said today that further measures could be coming to fight COVID-19, as neighbouring Quebec prepares to shut down bars, restaurants and most in-home gatherings in...
Sep 30, 2020
Green leadership results tainted by fundraising disaster, candidate says
OTTAWA - Green leadership candidates are digging into their own fundraising data today after their party acknowledged Tuesday it hadn't properly forwarded all donations to one candidate. The Green par...
Sep 30, 2020
Debate about televised political debates heats up after presidential 'dumpster fire'
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Hot mess, dumpster fire, train wreck: the reviews of the presidential debate are in, and they're not good. So universally condemned was Tuesday's televised clash, it is fuell...
Sep 30, 2020
Alberta-Alaska rail project granted presidential permit
It's a decision that could open up a new export route to Asia for Alberta's struggling oil sands producers.U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a presidential permit for the Calgary-based Alaska - A...
Sep 30, 2020
Secretive, never profitable Palantir makes its market debut
BOSTON - Seventeen years after it was born with the help of CIA seed money, the data-mining outfit Palantir Technologies is finally going public in the biggest Wall Street tech offering since last yea...
Sep 30, 2020
NFL: Steelers and Titans will play Monday or Tuesday
NASHVILLE - The Pittsburgh-Tennessee NFL game will be played either Monday or Tuesday due to positive coronavirus test results among the Titans. The NFL announced the switch on Wednesday. The previous...
Sep 30, 2020