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Saunders puts retirement on hold for Olympic qualifying baseball tournament
Michael Saunders was convinced his playing days were over after he was released by the Colorado Rockies during spring training last March. The former Blue Jays all-star had come to terms wit...
Nov 01, 2019

Wozniak, Storm confident heading into weekend set with Pontiacs
Losers of six straight, the Grande Prairie Storm will be looking to right the ship as they open a weekend set at home against the Bonnyville Pontiacs tonight.The Storm are coming off their second thre...
Nov 01, 2019

Freeland touts Alberta roots in post-election speech that calls for unity
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is touting the country's Ukrainian community that spans provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as the rest of Canada, as...
Nov 01, 2019

Chief of Indigenous community wants the province to honour promises made years ago
The chief of an Alberta Indigenous community that's taken the province to court over what he calls their last wilderness wants to meet with Premier Jason Kenney to get him to honour the government's p...
Nov 01, 2019

Defence says accused in Calgary caseworker death needs mental assessment
CALGARY - A young Calgary man charged with killing his caseworker at an assisted-living home remains in custody and is to see a psychiatrist next week. Brandon Newman is charged with second-...
Nov 01, 2019

Man sentenced to 11 years in fatal stabbing of one of two identical brothers
A man who admitted to fatally stabbing one of two identical brothers at an Edmonton bus stop when told they had no cigarettes to offer him has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.Jonathan Soosay, who...
Nov 01, 2019

Trudeau, Chile's Pinera speak before APEC and climate summits cancelled
OTTAWA - Chile's cancellation of two upcoming summits is a sign of a weakening world order that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his fellow world leaders need to confront, says the head of a Canadian...
Nov 01, 2019

Shapovalov through to Paris Masters semis after 6-2, 6-2 rout of Monfils
PARIS - Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov continued his impressive run at the Paris Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over France's Gael Monfils on Friday. Shapovalov was dominant in his la...
Nov 01, 2019

Curry undergoes hand surgery, to miss at least 3 months
SAN FRANCISCO - Stephen Curry underwent surgery on his broken left hand and the Golden State Warriors say he will miss at least three months but is expected to make a full recovery. The Warriors annou...
Nov 01, 2019

'Truly sorry:' Winnipeg officer sentenced to prison for killing pedestrian
WINNIPEG - Relatives of a pedestrian struck by a Winnipeg police officer told a sentencing hearing they are hurt that the constable drove off and left him dying on the road. Justin Holz, 36, plea...
Nov 01, 2019