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Toronto FC defender Josh Williams stands alone in supporting the Indians
TORONTO - Josh Williams stands pretty much alone in the Toronto FC dressing room when it comes to the Blue Jays and the American League Championship Series. The 28-year-old defender grew up about 30 m...
Oct 12, 2016
Playoff success more important than 16 wins for Stampeder coach Dave Dickenson
CALGARY - Chasing a historic CFL record and preserving your players for a division final at home don’t have to be mutually exclusive, but Calgary Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson has a balancing ...
Oct 12, 2016
Trilogy Energy says oil emulsion spill in Alberta has covered 3 hectares
CALGARY - Trilogy Energy says the pipeline leak it discovered late last week in north central Alberta has covered an area about three hectares in size with oil emulsion - about the size of five CFL fi...
Oct 12, 2016
MGM says: We own 'Apprentice,' can't easily release tapes
SAN FRANCISCO - With public clamour growing for the release of footage from Donald Trump’s reign on “The Apprentice,” entertainment giant MGM said Wednesday that it owns the reality ...
Oct 12, 2016
Mother Nature puts a dent in harvesting
LETHRBIDGE – Harvesting around Southern Alberta came to a standstill over the long-weekend due to the wet snow blanketing crops that remain in the field. The Alberta government crop report says ...
Oct 12, 2016
NDP consultations find overwhelming support for proportional voting system
OTTAWA - New Democrats are putting pressure on the Trudeau government to adopt a proportional voting system in time for the next federal election in 2019. NDP democratic reform critic Nathan Cullen sa...
Oct 12, 2016
Dangerous offender who tortured, starved Calgary roommate appealing conviction
CALGARY - Lawyers for an Alberta man who was declared a dangerous offender for torturing his roommate appealed his conviction before the province’s top court Wednesday. Dustin Paxton, now 36, wa...
Oct 12, 2016
Morneau, private-sector economists set to examine fate of federal finances
OTTAWA - When Finance Minister Bill Morneau meets a group of private-sector economists Thursday to ask about their economic forecasts, he may be encouraged to shed a little light on the future himself...
Oct 12, 2016
Comic character Wonder Woman to be named UN ambassador
The United Nations will name the comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls. The U.N. said in a statement Wednesday that Wonder Woman will ...
Oct 12, 2016
Minister begs for help to resist public "pushback" on immigration levels
OTTAWA - Canada’s economic development minister says the federal Liberal government is encountering public “pushback” on its immigration plans from Canadians who fear for their jobs....
Oct 12, 2016