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Officials say New Brunswick floodwaters will slowly recede over next five days
FREDERICTON - Floodwaters continue to cause major problems for homes and businesses in southern New Brunswick this weekend, but officials say the forecast calls for water levels to slowly recede in mo...
Apr 29, 2019
Israeli Eurovision hero says there's no place for boycott
JERUSALEM - Israel's winner of last year's Eurovision song contest said Monday there was no place for boycott calls of this year's competition in Tel Aviv, saying that to snub such a popular world eve...
Apr 29, 2019
Wolski & Bandits lead Doyle Cup following 3 games at home
Despite both the Brooks Bandits (AJHL) and Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) being guaranteed to compete for a National Championship, the two clubs are currently in the midst of their best-of-seven se...
Apr 29, 2019
Football players at Dalhousie University get 'smart helmets' that detect impacts
HALIFAX - Football players at Dalhousie University in Halifax are among the first in Canada to start using so-called smart helmets that can detect impacts that could lead to concussions. Each top-of-t...
Apr 29, 2019
Lopez & Bjorklund finish 4th at Telus Cup
Former GPAC members Marco Lopez, Garin Bjorklund, and the rest of the Calgary Buffalos wrapped up the 2019 Telus Cup Sunday afternoon with a 3-2 loss in the Bronze Medal game to the Tisdale Trojans.Th...
Apr 29, 2019
Chicago's top prosecutor subpoenaed in Jussie Smollett case
Chicago's top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who's pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate the handling of the case against actor Jussie Smollet...
Apr 29, 2019
Arts and letters academy awards gold medal to Toni Morrison
NEW YORK - Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is being honoured this spring by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The academy announced Monday that Morrison, celebrated for such novels as "Beloved" a...
Apr 29, 2019
Ahead of 'The Irishman,' Scorsese and De Niro look back
NEW YORK - Ahead of their much-anticipated and most recent collaboration, "The Irishman," Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro convened at the Tribeca Film Festival to look back on their long partnershi...
Apr 29, 2019
Start of the season postponed for U18 Lights
The U18 Northern Lights baseball team will have to wait a little longer before beginning their 2019 season.The club was suppose to begin their campaign in St.Albert this weekend with a trio of games, ...
Apr 29, 2019 (photo credit to the Northern Lights Baseball Academy)
Death toll jumps to 38 after Mozambique's latest cyclone
PEMBA, Mozambique - The death toll from Cyclone Kenneth in northern Mozambique jumped to 38, the government announced on Monday, as flooding and pounding rains hampered efforts to deliver aid to badly...
Apr 29, 2019