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Japan's emperor and empress celebrate 60 years of marriage
TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Wednesday just three weeks before he abdicates his throne. The couple met at a 1957 tennis tournament reme...
Apr 10, 2019
All-Candidates Forum gets voters thinking ahead of Provincial Election
It was a packed house Tuesday night at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre, as the All-Candidates Forum for the Grande Prairie and GP-Wapiti ridings was held ahead of next Tuesday's provinc...
Apr 09, 2019 From left to right: Travis Toews (UCP, GP-Wapiti), Shannon Dunfield (NDP, GP-Wapiti), Jason Jones (Alberta Party, GP-Wapiti), Terry Dueck (Independent, GP-Wapiti), Tracy Allard (UCP, Grande Prairie), Grant Berg (Alberta Party, Grande Prairie) Bernard Hancock (Freedom Conservative Party, Grande Prairie), Todd Russell (NDP, Grande Prairie), Ray Robertson (Alberta Independence Party, Grande Prairie)
'Still amazing': Dwyane Wade plays his last game in Miami
MIAMI - Dwyane Wade's final home game was memorable for countless reasons. All of his children were there. Former President Barack Obama sent a video, one of many tributes. Fans came early and stayed ...
Apr 09, 2019
Nowitzki announces retirement after final home game for Mavs
Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki has announced that he is retiring from the NBA. The 40-year-old kept his plans secret until the end of his final home game. After speeches from Larry Bird and other...
Apr 09, 2019
Korean Air boss dies weeks after board removal over scandals
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Korean Air's chairman, whose leadership included scandals such as his daughter's infamous incident of "nut rage," has died due to illness, the company said Monday. Cho Yang...
Apr 09, 2019
Magic Johnson abruptly resigns as Lakers' president
LOS ANGELES - Magic Johnson abruptly quit as the Los Angeles Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing his desire to return to the simpler life he enjoyed as a wealthy businessm...
Apr 09, 2019
Raptors end regular season with 120-100 win over T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS - Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and the Toronto Raptors closed their regular season with a 120-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Fred VanVleet scored 16 points...
Apr 09, 2019
Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection, feeling better
NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama has been hospitalized in the Indian capital with a chest infection and is feeling better. Spokesman Tenzin Taklha says the Dalai Lama is under medication and likely to spend...
Apr 09, 2019
Devils draw top pick in NHL draft lottery, Avalanche draw No. 4 selection
TORONTO - The New Jersey Devils will have the No. 1 pick at this year's NHL draft. The team was announced Tuesday night as the winner of the draft lottery. The Colorado Avalanche had the bes...
Apr 09, 2019
Dykstra sues Darling over book claiming racist tirade
NEW YORK - Lenny Dykstra has sued former New York Mets teammate Ron Darling, St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Publishing Group over a passage in the pitcher's new book accusing the outfielder of direc...
Apr 09, 2019