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Whitecaps change management structure, removing president from current role
VANCOUVER - Longtime Vancouver Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi is out of his current role after the club announced it will begin a search for a sporting director. The Major League Soccer team,...
Aug 16, 2019
Teen girl charged after Airdrie playground fire
A 14-year-old girl is facing a charge of arson after a school playground with chunks of recycled tires in its base was allegedly set on fire in Airdrie, Alberta.A column of hazardous black smoke was r...
Aug 16, 2019 (Photo: Twitter/@Merytmut)
Grande Prairie MLA named to Premier's Council on the Status of Person with Disabilities
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard will have some new responsibilities moving forward.Friday morning it was announced that Allard was appointed to the Premier's Council of the Status of Persons with Disa...
Aug 16, 2019
Unlikely sighting leads to rescue of dog along Red Willow River
The odds of finding him were not high, but a local family has been reunited with their furry family member after a daring rescue by area fire departments.A dog, missing for nearly a week, was rescued ...
Aug 16, 2019 An aerial view of where Toby the dog (middle) was stranded along the Red Willow River (Photo: County of Grande Prairie)
Canadian Crop Hail Association receives more than 10,000 damage claims this year
The Canadian Crop Hail Association says more than 10-thousand damage claims have been received by its member companies so far this year.It says at the mid-point of the year, Saskatchewan farmers have ...
Aug 16, 2019
Alek Minassian's statement to police after alleged van attack to be made public
TORONTO - Details of what a man accused in Toronto's deadly van attack told police after his arrest will be made public next month. Justice Anne Molloy says a publication ban on Alek Minassian's state...
Aug 16, 2019
Most residents allowed home after house explosion in London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont. - More residents have been cleared to return home after an explosion in London, Ont. A statement from the city says all but 10 of 100 homes were declared safe Thursday night and some...
Aug 16, 2019
Ottawa announces $1.75B to compensate dairy farmers for impact of trade deals
COMPTON, Que. - Ottawa has announced $1.75 billion in compensation for Canadian dairy farmers to offset a loss of market share resulting from free trade agreements with Europe and count...
Aug 16, 2019
Bombers QB Nichols leaves game in fourth quarter with apparent injury
WINNIPEG - Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols left the field early in the fourth quarter of Winnipeg's game against the Lions Thursday night after he was sacked by B.C. defensive lineman Shawn Lemo...
Aug 16, 2019
Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk wins World Triathlon Olympic test event
TOKYO - Tyler Mislawchuk became the first Canadian man to win a World Triathlon Series race when he claimed gold in an Olympic test event on Friday. The 23-year-old from Oak Bluff, Man....
Aug 16, 2019