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Canadian swimmer Brent Hayden returning to competition after seven years away
VANCOUVER - When three-time Olympian Brent Hayden left competitive swimming seven years ago, he was headed down a dark path. The Canadian suffered from debilitating back spasms and was struggling with...
Oct 23, 2019
Nats' Game 1 victory drew average of 12.1 million viewers
The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low. Washington's 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 viewers, according to nati...
Oct 23, 2019
Conservatives hang onto symbolic victories as they lose bid for majority government
REGINA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has spent his political life defying expectations but on Monday night failed to achieve what could have been a career-defining one: toppling a first-ter...
Oct 23, 2019
Liam Fraser bides his time with Toronto FC but believes he is ready for more
NEW YORK - Toronto FC midfielder Liam Fraser is biding his time. It's been three months since the 21-year-old last started in MLS play. He has not seen the field since in league action, making the mat...
Oct 23, 2019
Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....
Oct 23, 2019
Calgary man found guilty in grandson's death appeals manslaughter conviction
CALGARY - A Calgary man found guilty in the death of his five-year-old grandson is appealing his manslaughter conviction. A notice of appeal filed today on behalf of Allan Perdomo Lopez says he a...
Oct 23, 2019
Alberta oilsands centre of court battle in New York
Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a closely watched court battle in New York today.The state's attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of misrepresenting the risks the operations face as govern...
Oct 23, 2019
Dog owner facing animal cruelty charges after 16 animals found in Swan Hills home
A dog owner from northwestern Alberta faces four charges under the province's Animal Protection Act after 16 animals were seized from a property.The Alberta SPCA says peace officers who searched a hom...
Oct 23, 2019 Alberta SPCA logo
United Conservatives will continue NDP's petrochemical credit program
The United Conservative government in Alberta says it will continue with a program introduced by the former NDP regime to use $1.1 billion in natural gas royalty credits to encourage new petrochemical...
Oct 23, 2019
Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
SAN FRANCISCO - Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that took just minutes to complete a calculation that ...
Oct 23, 2019