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Alberta ending separate offices for climate change, environmental monitoring
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is eliminating stand-alone offices for climate change policy and environmental monitoring. Some say the move will damage the province's ability to m...
Sep 13, 2019

Battlefords AAA Stars starting pre-season off on the right foot
It is starting to look a lot like hockey season in the Battlefords.The Battlefords AAA Stars are two games into their pre-season action with one more to go and are already looking like a much improved...
Sep 13, 2019 Stars regular season kicks off on September 21 in Prince Albert. (Submitted photo/Battlefords AAA Stars)

Montreal Impact desperately need win against worst team in MLS
MONTREAL - No more excuses - that's the mantra for the Montreal Impact going into the final four games of the MLS season. At risk of missing the playoffs for the third consecutive year, the ...
Sep 13, 2019

Sam Smith announces new pronouns of 'they' and 'them'
NEW YORK - Sam Smith has expressed the preference for the "they/them" pronouns after coming out as non-binary in what the pop star called a "lifetime of being at war with my gender." The English "Too ...
Sep 13, 2019

Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam
BOSTON - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores in the college admissions scandal that ensnared doze...
Sep 13, 2019

No contact order focus of court appearance for two charged in Laverdiere homicide
The importance of abiding by a no contact order came up when two of the eight individuals facing charges related to Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere's homicide investigation appeared in North Battleford Prov...
Sep 13, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)

Alberta investigating after medical examiner uses truck trailer for body storage
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has made changes and apologized to the families involved after video was aired of a deceased person in a body bag being manhandled outside the medical examiner's...
Sep 13, 2019

Leafs coach Mike Babcock knows he could be on the hot seat if Toronto falters
Mike Babcock is aware his seat will be a little warmer than usual this season. And if things don't go according to plan for the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it could get positively...
Sep 13, 2019

Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal
HARTFORD, Conn. - A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation's opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyConti...
Sep 13, 2019

The Force is with him: Alberta boy gets 'Star Wars' model of his heart
EDMONTON - The Force is with this young transplant patient. Mason Thomas was six when he received a new heart at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. He asked to see his damaged one...
Sep 13, 2019