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HBO produces documentary to help kids understand 9-11
NEW YORK - For students from elementary to high school, the Sept. 11 terrorist attack isn't a memory. It's history. A new HBO documentary that debuts on the event's 18th anniversary treats it that way...
Sep 10, 2019

Alberta government challenges Ottawa's new environmental assessment process
The Alberta government has officially asked the province's Appeal Court whether Ottawa's new environmental assessment process for major construction projects like pipelines is constitutional.The gover...
Sep 10, 2019

No change to Beaverlodge speed limits, yet
Beaverlodge Town Council hasn't made a final decision on changing the speed limits within town limits just yet.Council made a motion at Monday night's meeting to have the Protective Services Committee...
Sep 10, 2019 (Photo: Sheena Roszell)

Glasnow strikes out 5 in return, Rays beat sinking Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tyler Glasnow figures to be a factor as the Tampa Bay Rays make their playoff push Glasnow struck out five over two innings in his return from a four-month layoff caused by a st...
Sep 10, 2019

Blast heard near US Embassy in Kabul on 9-11 anniversary
KABUL - A large explosion rocked Afghanistan's capital near the U.S. Embassy in the early hours of Wednesday on the anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the United States. A plume of smoke rose over Kabu...
Sep 10, 2019

U.S. farmers' group says pharma, not dairy, is main obstacle to ratifying USMCA
OTTAWA - A leading U.S. farmers' organization says it wants the new North American trade agreement renegotiated to fix a major flaw - one that has nothing do with Canada's much-attacked supply-managem...
Sep 10, 2019

100-foot wave recorded off the coast of Newfoundland during Dorian
A team at Memorial University says it recorded a 100-foot wave off the southwestern coast of Newfoundland during the tail end of post-tropical storm Dorian. Bill Carter, director&n...
Sep 10, 2019

Second man charged in Lethbridge hockey tournament assault
A second man has been charged after an attack on a referee and a coach at a recent youth hockey tournament in Lethbridge, Alta.Police say a 36-year-old man they had been seeking turned himself in Sund...
Sep 10, 2019 A screenshot from the video captured by Dean Millard (@DuckMillard on Twitter)

Toronto's Patrick Mullins relishes return to New York for big game, emotional day
Toronto FC forward Patrick Mullins returns to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday for a big game on an emotional day. It's a clash of two teams in fine form. New York City FC (15-5-8) has won a club-record fi...
Sep 10, 2019

The politics of abortion: why the parties are talking about it in the campaign
OTTAWA - The politically charged issue of abortion has been getting renewed attention ahead of the federal election campaign, even though party leaders are saying they have no plans to reopen the deba...
Sep 10, 2019