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What you need to know about the use of ammonia at Canadian arenas
The suspected ammonia leak that killed three people in Fernie, B.C., has shone a spotlight on the chemical so often used as a cooling agent in Canadian arenas. Accidents involving the chemical are not...
Oct 18, 2017
Quebec father-son duo hope to rise to the occasion in international bake-off
MONTREAL - Laurent Agliata jokes he has flour, not blood, running through his veins. And beginning Sunday, the third-generation baker from Montreal will get a chance to prove it as he and his 22-year-...
Oct 18, 2017
Lawler promises balanced attack when he takes on dos Anjos in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - UFC fans should see a new-and-improved Robbie Lawler in two months. Following his unanimous decision over Donald Cerrone this past July, the former welterweight champion took a closer look ...
Oct 18, 2017
Bush's Super Bowl socks to be auctioned by Catholic diocese
PORTLAND, Maine - The New England Patriots may have left Super Bowl LI with the Lombardi Trophy, but someone else is going home with presidential socks. Former Republican President George H.W. Bush is...
Oct 18, 2017
Alberta says Health Canada approves safe injection sites in Edmonton, Lethbridge
Edmonton and Lethbridge are the first cities in Alberta to get Health Canada approval to offer safe injection sites for opioid drugs. Alberta Associate Health Minister Brandy Payne said the decision w...
Oct 18, 2017
Hamonic, Brodie merger profitable early for Calgary Flames defence
CALGARY - The pairing of newcomer Travis Hamonic with defenceman T.J. Brodie is paying dividends so far for the Calgary Flames. It’s a small sample size just six games into the regular season, b...
Oct 18, 2017
'It's over for us:' Retrial in Candace Derksen's death ends in acquittal
WINNIPEG - The killing of a Winnipeg teenager 33 years ago that gripped the Manitoba capital is once again an open legal question. Mark Edward Grant, a man with a long criminal history originally conv...
Oct 18, 2017
Suicidal motorist who badly injured woman given jail break on appeal
TORONTO - A man who badly injured a woman when he tried to kill himself by driving his car into a hydro pole has had his jail sentence effectively cut in half. In finding the sentencing judge had gone...
Oct 18, 2017
Grammy museum pays homage to New Jersey musical legacy
NEWARK, N.J. - Newark is joining Los Angeles, Nashville and Cleveland, Mississippi, as a host of a museum celebrating the Grammy music awards. The museum is officially opening this week in New Jersey ...
Oct 18, 2017
Man convicted in plot to behead blogger over cartoon contest
BOSTON - A man who authorities say fell under the influence of the Islamic State group was convicted Wednesday of plotting to behead a conservative American blogger for organizing a Prophet Muhammad c...
Oct 18, 2017