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Alberta unloads crude-by-rail contracts signed under former NDP government
CALGARY - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has completed a deal to get out of the oil-by-rail business, but at a loss of $1.3 billion - a debacle he blames on the former NDP government. Kenney s...
Feb 13, 2020

Willie Jefferson passes on more cash to stay with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Now that his NFL dream is all but over, Willie Jefferson has decided to stay in his comfort zone. The star defensive end passed on more lucrative offers to remain with the Winnipeg Blue Bom...
Feb 13, 2020

Nam Nguyen added to Canada's world championship figure skating team
OTTAWA - Two-time Canadian champion Nam Nguyen was among the athletes named to Canada's world championship figure skating team on Thursday. Nguyen, from Ottawa, will be Canada's sole represe...
Feb 13, 2020

Flint Firebirds put ugly past behind them, gunning for deep playoff push
After some very low points in their tumultuous history, the Flint Firebirds are being taken seriously. And it was no easy task making it happen. The Firebirds had a questionable reputation at bes...
Feb 13, 2020

Ex-Dallas officer not guilty of assault in fatal shooting
DALLAS - A former Dallas police officer who opened fire on a 21-year-old woman driving a stolen car in January 2017 is not guilty of assault in her death, a jury decided Thursday. Christopher Hess was...
Feb 13, 2020

Government charts path toward supporting PTSD sufferers
OTTAWA - The federal government has released its plan to improve support for people who are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. The plan from Health Minister Patty Hajdu charts a path for how ...
Feb 13, 2020

Gold rush: JPII junior boys, junior girls, cap season as repeat champions
There must be something in the water at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII), as both the junior boys and junior girls basketball teams capped their respective seasons with tandem gold medals at the Battlew...
Feb 13, 2020 The district champion junior boys and junior girls teams from JPII pose together for a picture in the school gymnasium. (Submitted photo/Nate Jurgens)

Edmonton Eskimos' GM Sunderland busy on the opening day of CFL free agency
TORONTO - It was a busy opening day of CFL free agency for Brock Sunderland. The Edmonton GM added nine new players and a former Eskimo while re-signing another after the free-agen...
Feb 13, 2020

Canadian Alphonso Davies back training with Bayern after ankle issue
MUNICH - Canadian international Alphonso Davies returned to training Thursday, one day after leaving practice early with what Bayern Munich called "slight ankle problems." Bayern, which currently...
Feb 13, 2020

DA deciding whether to investigate James Brown's death
ATLANTA - A prosecutor in Atlanta will decide whether to open a formal investigation after meeting with a woman who says she has evidence legendary singer James Brown's death was caused by another per...
Feb 13, 2020