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Jill Biden says Joe must be a better judge of personal space
WASHINGTON - Jill Biden says she's been the target of men invading her personal space - as some women have criticized her husband, Joe Biden, for doing. And she says the former vice-president and 2020...
Apr 30, 2019
Some residents expected back in water-logged Quebec town today
MONTREAL - Authorities in Quebec are set to partially lift an evacuation order in flood-stricken Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac later today, allowing some residents to return home. The order, which won...
Apr 30, 2019
Calgary's Cavalry FC to share soccer pitch with four-legged athletes
CALGARY - Cavalry FC and Spruce Meadows mark the intersection where footy meets the horsey set. Calgary's new Canadian Premier League team not only shares an equestrian facility&nb...
Apr 30, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal tried in vain to get access to their trapped pets, medication and personal effects on Sunday after thousan...
Apr 30, 2019
Wandering horse: Strolling mare causes stir in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT - Not far from the glass and steel towers of Germany's banking capital, a 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her languid daily strolls through a Frankfurt neighbourhood. Owner W...
Apr 30, 2019
Bateman commits to Marian University
Another graduating goaltender from the North West Junior Hockey League is headed to Marian University in Wisconsin.The Fort St.John Huskies announced Monday afternoon that two time NWJHL Goalie of the...
Apr 30, 2019 (photo credit to the Fort St.John Huskies)
New Brunswick's cannabis retailer reports $11.7 million loss in first year
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Crown-owned cannabis retailer is recording a big financial loss in its first year in operation. Unaudited year-end results released Tuesday show Cannabis NB lost $11.7 mi...
Apr 30, 2019
Olympic lugers Walker, Snith feel real speed with Canadian Forces Snowbirds
The love of speed Tristan Walker inherited from his air force pilot grandfather came full circle when the luger took to the skies with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Walker and teammate Justin Sn...
Apr 30, 2019
Local Archers have success at National Championships
It was a busy weekend in Brandon Manitoba for Rick and Chase Martin.The father son duo competed this past weekend at the Indoor Canadian Archery Nationals.Rick (father) finished 3rd in the men's senio...
Apr 30, 2019
Netflix announces deal for film about Thailand's cave boys
BANGKOK - Netflix has announced it will join with the production company for the movie Crazy Rich Asians to make a film about last July's dramatic rescue of 12 village boys in northern Thailand who we...
Apr 30, 2019