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Suspicious death near Woking deemed a homicide
The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has deemed a suspicious death near the hamlet of Woking last week to be a homicide, following an autopsy conducted by the Chief Medical Examiner.RCMP have confirmed the vict...
Jun 17, 2020
World's fastest man suspended for missing doping tests
The likelihood that the world's fastest man, Christian Coleman, might miss the Olympics next summer increased Wednesday when he received a provisional suspension for failing to be home when drug teste...
Jun 17, 2020
U of A shutters hockey, basketball and volleyball programs for 2020-21 season
EDMONTON - The University of Alberta says it is suspending participation in six team sports for the 2020-21 season for financial reasons.The programs affected are men's and women's hockey, men's and w...
Jun 17, 2020
Aunt Jemima brand retired by Quaker due to racial stereotype
NEW YORK - Quaker Oats is retiring the 131-year-old Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognizes the character's origins are "based on a racial stereotype." Just hours later, the owner of the Uncl...
Jun 17, 2020
'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021
LONDON - Some of London's biggest West End shows, including "Hamilton" and "The Phantom of the Opera," won't reopen until next year, producers announced Wednesday, as arts bodies warned that Britain f...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada buying 140,000 blood tests to begin immunity testing of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Blood samples collected from tens of thousands of Canadians will soon be tested for signs of COVID-19 antibodies as the federal government seeks to learn how many people have alread...
Jun 17, 2020
New York declares Juneteenth a holiday for state employees
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's governor signed an executive order Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. Gov. Andrew Cu...
Jun 17, 2020
Researchers crack mystery of dinosaur eggs missing from fossil record
CALGARY - Researchers believe they have cracked the mystery of why fossilized eggs of only a few types of dinosaurs have been found. A paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggest...
Jun 17, 2020
Hall of Fame trainer Casse very thankful for different U.S. Triple Crown
Last goes first, first will go second and second will go last. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly created an unprecedented year in sports, including the U.S. Triple Crown. But different certainl...
Jun 17, 2020
Grande Prairie sees three fentanyl related deaths in first quarter of 2020
The Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report for the first quarter of 2020 has been released. In the first three months of the year in Alberta, data shows that 142 people died from an apparent acci...
Jun 17, 2020