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Canadian rugby men's team faces key match at USA Sevens in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Canada fell 33-19 to powerful New Zealand on Friday to finish Day 1 at the HSBC USA Sevens with a 0-1-1 record. The Canadian men face Samoa (1-1-0) in their final pool match Saturday, need...
Mar 01, 2019
Chemical weapons watchdog says chlorine was used in Douma
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The global chemical weapons watchdog said Friday it found “reasonable grounds” that chlorine was used as a weapon in a deadly attack on the Syrian town of Douma la...
Mar 01, 2019
MacAulay faces tough task repairing relations with angry veterans' community
OTTAWA - When he was named Friday as Canada’s latest minister of veterans affairs, Lawrence MacAulay was given the difficult task of sweetening the Trudeau government’s relations with embi...
Mar 01, 2019
Canadian Drew Nesbitt takes off clothes to hit from water at Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Canadian Drew Nesbitt bared nearly everything to make the cut at The Honda Classic. The Shanty Bay, Ont., native put his ball into the water off the tee during the second ro...
Mar 01, 2019
Jarome Iginla nostalgic as Flames prepare to retire his No. 12 jersey
CALGARY - It was a nostalgic day at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday as Jarome Iginla returned to Calgary, ahead of his big night on Saturday when the Flames will retire his jersey. In a ceremony t...
Mar 01, 2019
Parks Canada worried spilled grain from derailed CP train will attract grizzlies
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada is worried spilled grain from a derailed train in Banff National Park will attract hungry grizzly bears to the tracks as they emerge from hibernation in the coming weeks. T...
Mar 01, 2019
Alberta to play for women's hockey gold at the Canada Games
A second Peace Region athlete will be coming home from the Canada Games in Red Deer with a medal. Brooklyn Tews and the women’s hockey team needed overtime to get past BC 2-1 in the semi-final r...
Mar 01, 2019
Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis suffers stroke, expected to recover
NASHVILLE - Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis is recovering after a minor stroke, but he’s expected to make a full recovery. A statement from his publicist says the 83-year-old R...
Mar 01, 2019
Alberta mother gets prison time for breaking ankles of two-year-old girl
EDMONTON - An Alberta mother found guilty of breaking the ankles of her two-year old daughter has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. The woman, who can only be identified as S.N.A. due to a publ...
Mar 01, 2019
Appeals Court upholds landmark ruling ordering tobacco companies to pay billions
MONTREAL - In what is being described as a major defeat for the tobacco industry, the Quebec Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a landmark judgment ordering three companies to pay billions of dollars in...
Mar 01, 2019