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Hydro-Quebec says dam at risk of failure holding up as police evacuate homes
GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say about 75 people living downstream from a hydroelectric dam at risk of failing have been taken to safety as officials expressed con...
Apr 26, 2019
Toronto, Philadelphia gear up for another big sporting battle
TORONTO - Philadelphia may be known as The City of Brotherly Love, but it also is part of many fierce sporting rivalries. Philly fans are widely regarded as some of the most passionate in sports, some...
Apr 26, 2019
P.E.I. Tory leader says 'resistance' politics of counterparts isn't his style
CHARLOTTETOWN - The leader of the Prince Edward Island party poised to form the Island's next government isn't sounding much like his tough-talking counterparts in Alberta and Ontario, preferring the ...
Apr 26, 2019
Stojan named player of the game at Alberta Cup
It was a busy opening day at the Alberta Cup for all of the Peace Region representatives as they took part in two games.Team Yellow which features Grande Prairie goalie Connor Stojan and Assistant Coa...
Apr 26, 2019 (photo credit to Hockey Alberta)
Election commissioner issues fine in connection with 2017 UCP campaign
Alberta's election commissioner has fined another person in connection with Jeff Callaway's 2017 campaign for the leadership of the United Conservative Party.Jeffrey Park has been fined $10,500 for do...
Apr 26, 2019
Bjorklund & Lopez bounce back at Telus Cup
Former members of the Grande Peace Athletic Club Garin Bjorklund and Marco Lopez are back in the win column at the 2019 Telus Cup.Lopez and Bjorklund's Calgary Buffalos earned a 6-4 win over the Tisda...
Apr 26, 2019 (photo credit to GPAC)
Man or cyborg? 'Jeopardy!' champ passes $1 million mark
NEW YORK - There's no truth to the rumour that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant. But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television...
Apr 26, 2019
John Singleton of 'Boys N the Hood' in coma after stroke
LOS ANGELES - "Boyz N the Hood" director John Singleton is in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital eight days after suffering a major stroke, court papers filed Thursday showed. The 51-year-old director's...
Apr 26, 2019
Day 2 at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Sunshine and Santana
NEW ORLEANS - Sunshine and Santana. Both are expected to be welcome sights on the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. There have been some disappointments in the run-up to the ...
Apr 26, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime downs Malek Jaziri in opener in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the third round of the Barcelona Open. The No. 16 seed from Montreal beat Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the ATP Tour 500 clay-cour...
Apr 26, 2019