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Youths file lawsuit with Federal Court calling Ottawa to develop climate plan
VANCOUVER - A young plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government says she has suffered the debilitating consequences of Lyme disease because climate change has expanded the habitat of disease...
Oct 25, 2019
Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the pla...
Oct 25, 2019
Man guilty of attempting to murder Edmonton police officer, 4 pedestrians; sentencing hearing scheduled for December
A sentencing hearing is to be held in December for a man convicted of attempting to murder an Edmonton police officer and four pedestrians two years ago.A jury returned guilty verdicts this morning ag...
Oct 25, 2019 Abdulahi Hasan Sharif (photo from The Canadian Press)
Former owner of the Needle Vinyl Tavern in Edmonton sentenced for sexual assault
The owner of a former Edmonton live music venue who was accused of groping a female employee multiple times has been given an 18-month suspended sentence for sexual assault.James Leder was sentenced T...
Oct 25, 2019
Massive American Dream mall to open but will shoppers come?
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - More than two decades ago when a mega entertainment and shopping complex was being conceived on a vast swath of swamp land in New Jersey, the iPhone didn't exist, Amazon was on...
Oct 25, 2019
Toronto backup quarterbacks to get a shot in home finale against Redblacks
TORONTO - With little to play for in a season the Toronto Argonauts would like to forget, coach Corey Chamblin will give his backups an opportunity Saturday afternoon against Ottawa. Qu...
Oct 25, 2019
Leicester ties biggest EPL win with 9-0 rout of Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England - Leicester scored five first-half goals and another four after the break to destroy 10-man Southampton 9-0 on Friday and tie the biggest win in Premier League history. Manchester...
Oct 25, 2019
Crop update from Alberta Agriculture: combining 53 per cent complete
More rain and snow is not what farmers in the Peace wanted to see. The latest crop report from Alberta Agriculture, dated October 22, says close to 53 per cent of the crop is now in, compared to 49.5 ...
Oct 25, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Rose McGowan sues alleging intimidation by Weinstein, others
LOS ANGELES - Actress Rose McGowan filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Harvey Weinstein and two of his former attorneys engaged in racketeering to silence her and derail her career before ...
Oct 25, 2019
Harris returns under centre for Eskimos looking to regain early season form
EDMONTON - After spending four games holding a clipboard and pacing the sidelines, Trevor Harris will be back where he's far more comfortable on Saturday - in the middle of the action when the Ed...
Oct 25, 2019