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Acclaimed Conceptual artist John Baldessari dies at 88
LOS ANGELES - John Baldessari, who pioneered a new genre of art in the 1970s and in the process helped elevate Los Angeles' status in the art world from that of back-water berg to a centre of the Conc...
Jan 08, 2020
Chair named to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer. They tell her why they di...
Jan 08, 2020
Nashville Predators fire coach Peter Laviolette
Nashville general manager David Poile thought he made the key moves to win the Stanley Cup. With the Predators struggling to keep pace in the playoff chase, he fired coach Peter Laviolette on Monday d...
Jan 08, 2020
Newlyweds, professors, students among Edmonton victims of plane crash in Iran
EDMONTON - Amir Samani never got a chance to personally congratulate his two friends on their wedding in Iran and he can't believe that he never will. Arash Pourzarabi and Pouneh Gorji were ...
Jan 08, 2020
New US plan keeps autonomous vehicle standards voluntary
The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers that rely on voluntary standards despite calls for specific regulations. Transportation...
Jan 08, 2020
Storm acquire Coles and Giangulano from Canmore ahead of AJHL trade deadline
Two days before the AJHL trade deadline, the Grande Prairie Storm have made a move.The Storm announced Wednesday that they have traded Lukas Jirousek and Zachary Cunningham to the Canmore Eagles in ex...
Jan 08, 2020 Photo Credit: Shane Clausing
Texas murder suspect arrested in Halifax ordered held following detention review
MONTREAL - A man suspected of murder in Texas and arrested by police in Halifax in December will remain detained following another hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada on Wednesd...
Jan 08, 2020
Natural gas pipeline company posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - A natural gas pipeline company has posted an injunction order giving opponents 72 hours to clear the way toward its work site in northern British Columbia, although the company sa...
Jan 08, 2020
Intersection safety, off-highway vehicles the focus of January's STEP and BEEP initiatives
Intersection safety is the focus this month for Enforcement Service's Selected Traffic Enforcement Program, or STEP. Sgt. Ross Gear with Enforcement Services says intersections are a high-risk zone fo...
Jan 08, 2020
Montreal Alouettes situation clearing up for head coach Khari Jones
Slowly but surely, Khari Jones' muddled work life is coming more into focus. After guiding the Montreal Alouettes to their first playoff appearance since 2014, Jones signed a three-year extension to r...
Jan 08, 2020