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'Very intense:' A look at judge who will sentence truck driver in Broncos crash
REGINA - The judge deciding the fate of a truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash is a passionate former Crown prosecutor who once worked as a conservation officer and played on a bo...
Mar 17, 2019
Family continues search for man missing on island in traditional healing journey
The evidence of Travis Damon Thomas’s survival is scarce but his uncle says it’s scattered around a remote island off the coast of Vancouver Island: a circle of footprints, the remains of ...
Mar 17, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays acquire right-hander Adam from Kansas City Royals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Jason Adam from the Kansas City Royals on Sunday for cash considerations. Adam, 27, had a 6.12 earned-run average in 32.1 innings pitched last sea...
Mar 17, 2019
Event in support of eliminating racism being held this week
An event to help reduce racial discrimination is taking place in the Swan City. The event will happen at Teresa Sargent Hall in the Montrose Cultural Centre on March 21. Community Development Coordina...
Mar 17, 2019
The 32nd Fiddlers’ Jamboree hits Grande Prairie
The 32nd annual Fiddlers' Jamboree will take place on April 7 at Grande Prairie Regional College in the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The musical performance i...
Mar 17, 2019
Germany's Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank to hold talks on merger
BERLIN - Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, and domestic rival Commerzbank have decided to open talks on a possible merger. Sunday’s announcement followed months of speculation about a...
Mar 17, 2019
Where eagles flirt: A DC tale of love, loss and raccoons
WASHINGTON - It’s a tale of star-crossed lovers, pregnancy and loss, and a hungry raccoon. Washingtonians, along with a global community of eagle-watchers, have been transfixed this winter by th...
Mar 17, 2019
Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
KABUL - An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan forces fled heavy fighting in the country’s west last week and tried to cross ...
Mar 17, 2019
Bottas beats Mercedes teammate Hamilton to win Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia - Valterri Bottas can’t really explain how he got from playing the loyal lieutenant to Lewis Hamilton and failing to win a race last season, to upstaging his Mercedes teamma...
Mar 17, 2019
U.S. college bribery scandal unlikely in Canada, but inequality persists
The college bribery scandal is spurring discussion about the ways in which money greases the wheels of the U.S. admissions process - and while most acknowledge there are fewer shortcuts to securing a ...
Mar 17, 2019