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Notley running to be Premier again
Rachel Notley is running again to be the Premier of Alberta. Notley addressed a crowded room at the St. Basil’s Cultural Centre where she promised to continue building support for Trans Mountain...
Mar 18, 2019

Canadian figure skaters looking to reach new heights at world championships
Nam Nguyen, Alaine Chartrand and Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro all have bad-luck stories they’d like to rewrite at this week’s world figure skating championships. Nguyen hasn...
Mar 18, 2019

Ontario politician criticizes former PM for referring to her as a 'little girl'
TORONTO - An independent Ontario politician who left the Progressive Conservative caucus over cuts to francophone services is criticizing former prime minister Brian Mulroney for referring to her as a...
Mar 18, 2019
'Staircase' documentary prosecutor died of natural causes
DURHAM, N.C. - An autopsy says natural causes claimed the life of a North Carolina prosecutor found dead at home last year amid attention over “The Staircase” documentary series. Freda Bla...
Mar 18, 2019
A star-studded list of Canadians ready to leave mark on March Madness
TORONTO - They’re record-breakers. They’re big-game players. They’re award winners. And they come from coast to coast. Canada has 19 active players in the NCAA men’s basketball...
Mar 18, 2019

Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram; mayor says terror likely
UTRECHT, Netherlands - A gunman killed three people and wounded nine on a streetcar in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday morning in what the mayor said appeared to be a terror attack, touching off a...
Mar 18, 2019
Winnipeg's Valour FC signs Michael Petrasso to Canadian Premier League deal
Winnipeg’s Valour FC has signed former Montreal Impact midfielder Michael Petrasso to a one-year contract. The 23-year-old Canadian international made 14 appearances for the Impact, joining the ...
Mar 18, 2019
Canadian men drawn with France, Argentina and Portugal at Hong Kong Sevens
Canada has been drawn with France, Argentina and invitational side Portugal at the men’s Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens next month. The Canadian men stand 12th overall after six stops on t...
Mar 18, 2019

New guidelines for scattering cremated ashes
Alberta has developed new guidelines for the scattering of cremated ashes. The province says that while it has never been against the law to scatter ashes, the guidelines will provide clarity to peopl...
Mar 18, 2019

Notley says UCP demonstrating "a profound absense of integrity"
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says new allegations that UCP Leader Jason Kenney’s team directed and propped up a bogus leadership candidate demonstrates “a profound absence of integrity....
Mar 18, 2019