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Heritage Ministry nixes idea for outdoor NHL game on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Canada’s 150th birthday celebration will not include an outdoor National Hockey League game on Parliament Hill. The press secretary for Heritage Minister Melanie Joly said in a statemen...
Nov 04, 2016
Alberta Crown withdraws sex crime charges against high-ranking military officer
EDMONTON - Sex crime charges against a high-ranking military officer have been dropped by the Alberta Crown. Lt.-Col. Mason Stalker was charged last year with offences including sexual assault and sex...
Nov 04, 2016
Indonesia president: Political meddling behind Jakarta clash
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia’s president blamed political meddling for violence in the capital Jakarta on Friday that killed one person and injured seven following a protest by hard-line Musli...
Nov 04, 2016
Los Angeles prosecutors charge body-shaming Playboy model
Los Angeles prosecutors have charged a Playboy model with invasion of privacy for taking a photo of a naked woman in a gym locker room and posting it to social media. The Snapchat post included an ins...
Nov 04, 2016
Armed with 2-0 lead, Toronto FC looks to finish off New York City FC in second leg
TORONTO - Armed with a 2-0 lead, Toronto FC goes to Yankee Stadium this weekend looking to make history against New York City FC. Toronto has the edge thanks to some late-game heroics at home in the o...
Nov 04, 2016
The Undecideds: They're out there, and so very conflicted
WASHINGTON - After all the sound, fury, fact, fallacy, bluster and blarney of the 2016 presidential campaign, there still are undecided voters out there. Really. And they’re not just people who&...
Nov 04, 2016
Ontario winery forced to pour out product after deliberate tank tampering
KINGSVILLE, Ont. - An Ontario winery has had to dispose of 250,000 litres of its product after someone deliberately tampered with tanks on the property. Provincial police say the incident took place a...
Nov 04, 2016
Feds to appoint special adviser on border crossing challenges for First Nations
OTTAWA - The federal government will appoint a special ministerial representative to look at border crossing issues faced by First Nations. In a joint letter written in response to a Senate committee ...
Nov 04, 2016
Grant to improve efficiency at Lethbridge Food Bank
LETHBRIDGE – With demand greater than usual, and Christmas coming up, the Lethbridge Food Bank says a provincial grant will really help. Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips presented a $50,000 ...
Nov 04, 2016
Jury: Rolling Stone's rape story defamed university official
RICHMOND, Va. - Rolling Stone magazine, its publisher and a reporter defamed a University of Virginia administrator who sued them for $7.5 million over a discredited story about a gang rape at a frate...
Nov 04, 2016