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Snakebit! Bullmastiff heals, heads to Westminster Dog Show
NEW YORK - Whatever got a piece of gentle Titus in the North Carolina brush, it was trouble. Co-owner Cassandra Carpenter reckons it was a pygmy rattlesnake. Veterinarian Jess Hunter figures it could'...
Feb 07, 2020

Manslaughter charges in hit-and-run accident that killed 2
MOORE, Okla. - A man accused of striking and killing two suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country runners who were running on a sidewalk was charged Friday with manslaughter in the deaths. Max...
Feb 07, 2020

Fire keeping investigators away from train derailment in rural Saskatchewan
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says a fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment in Saskatchewan and investigators can't access the site. It says one investigator...
Feb 07, 2020

Storm hit the road looking to end slide
The Grande Prairie Storm will look to end their five-game losing streak this weekend as they hit the road for a three game in three day road trip.Tonight, the Storm head into Drayton Valley to play th...
Feb 07, 2020 Grande Prairie Storm against the Sherwood Park Crusaders. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing

Pirates even up series with win in Grimshaw
The Falher Pirates got a much-needed victory in Grimshaw Thursday night, defeating the Grimshaw Huskies 5-3 to even their best of five NPHL Quarter Finals series at 1-1. This game went back and forth ...
Feb 07, 2020 Falher Pirates. Photo Credit: EverythingGP

Opponents to ramp up protests against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say they will do whatever it takes to stop the project after suffering a devastating legal blow at the Federal Court of Appeal. Activists...
Feb 07, 2020

NY to sue US over its ouster from trusted traveller programs
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state will file a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security's decision to block New Yorkers from participating in "trusted traveller programs" in retribution for ...
Feb 07, 2020

Sen. Lynn Beyak denies claiming to be Metis
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak is denying she ever claimed to be Metis. She issued a two-line statement Wednesday saying the media have reported that she is Metis but she says she has never been a...
Feb 07, 2020

Father of Indigenous hockey player rejects report on racist taunts
WAYCOBAH, N.S. - An investigation into allegations that an Indigenous hockey player faced racist taunts during a recent game in Cape Breton has determined the verbal...
Feb 07, 2020

Sens winger Bobby Ryan practises for 1st time since entering assistance program
Ottawa Senators winger Bobby Ryan practised with the team Wednesday for the first time since entering the NHL/National Hockey League Players' Association assistance program in November. Head ...
Feb 07, 2020