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Raiders WHL championship puts hockey in Prince Albert back on the map
HALIFAX - Not long ago, Prince Albert Raiders coach Marc Habscheid would lead his team out to a near empty building for a Western Hockey League game. Sometimes his players were even ridiculed by...
May 24, 2019
Fire in tutoring centre kills 17 students in western India
NEW DELHI - At least 17 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring centre in the western Indian city of Surat, police said. Police officer Praveen Chaudhary said more t...
May 24, 2019
UK's Princess Charlotte to start school in September
LONDON - The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother to lean on if necessary. Kensington Palace said Friday that 4-year-old Charlotte will join her brot...
May 24, 2019
Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama's new abortion ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions...
May 24, 2019
Canadians increasingly worried over boomers' health bills, survey finds
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canadians are increasingly concerned about how to pay for the care of aging baby boomers - and fearful that seniors will have to pay out of their own pockets, according to a surve...
May 24, 2019
Lights ready for 3 games in Edmonton this weekend
The Northern Lights U18 AAA Baseball team is back on the road this weekend for a trio of games.All three will be held at the Callingwood diamonds in West Edmonton.The Lights will begin the weekend wit...
May 24, 2019 (photo credit to the Northern Lights Baseball Academy)
CFL, players ratify three-year collective bargaining agreement
TORONTO - The CFL and its players have ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The league and the CFL Players' Association confirmed the deal with a joint press release on Wednesday...
May 24, 2019
Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same sex relations
NAIROBI, Kenya - A three-judge panel of Kenya's High Court has upheld sections of the country's penal code that criminalize same-sex relations. The judges' unanimous ruling on Friday disappointed Keny...
May 24, 2019
Anarchy set for 1st home game on Saturday
The Northern Anarchy women's football team will play their home opener this Saturday at CKC Field as they host the Calgary Rage.It hasn't been a great start to the season for the Anarchy who have drop...
May 24, 2019
Survey finds minimal progress in military's fight against sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has offered a sobering assessment of the Canadian Forces' four-year war on sexual misconduct, suggesting in a new report Wednesday that the military has made only minimal pr...
May 24, 2019