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Manitoba town offers paper mill giant tax break if it delays closure
THE PAS, Man. - Town officials in The Pas in northern Manitoba are offering Tolko Industries a massive tax break in hopes it will delay the closure of its paper mill. The company announced last month ...
Sep 07, 2016
Paralympic Games open to theme: 'Heart knows no limits'
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Paralympic Games opened Wednesday with 4,350 athletes demonstrating first-hand their creed: “The heart knows no limits; everybody has a heart.” Wheelchair daredevil Aa...
Sep 07, 2016
Edmonton man facing several charges after disturbance on WestJet flight
EDMONTON - RCMP have laid charges against a 20-year-old man after a disturbance on a WestJet flight from Toronto to Edmonton. Passengers on the flight arriving in Edmonton in the early morning hours o...
Sep 07, 2016
Team North America to have two anthems played prior to World Cup of Hockey games
TORONTO - Team North America will have both the Canadian and American national anthems played in pre-game ceremonies at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey tournament. The announcement from the NHL and N...
Sep 07, 2016
Canada now allows prescription heroin in severe opioid addiction cases
VANCOUVER - Health Canada has amended regulations allowing doctors to prescribe heroin to people who are severely addicted to opioids. The government says the country is facing an opioid overdose cris...
Sep 07, 2016
Border city starts online news to 'clarify' potentially misleading media reports
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - A city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary has started its own online news report to counter what it calls potentially misleading media stories. “Welcome to th...
Sep 07, 2016
Eng, Canada's Paralympic team, receive warm welcome in opening ceremony
RIO DE JANEIRO - David Eng made sure Canada’s entrance to the Paralympic opening ceremonies was a memorable one. The Canadian flag-bearer, a two-time gold medallist in wheelchair basketball, kne...
Sep 07, 2016
Pronghorns rugby receives generous donation from Patzer family, CI and Assante
Lethbridge - Starting the 2016 season, the Pronghorn women's rugby team will have a significant increase in the program's Athletic Financial Awards (AFA) thanks to the commitment and generosity of a l...
Sep 07, 2016
US firm Liberty Media buying Formula One motorsport series
LONDON - Formula One is being bought by Liberty Media, a U.S. company that invests in entertainment and sports, in a takeover valuing the motorsport series at $8 billion. Liberty Media, which is contr...
Sep 07, 2016
McDavid among front-runners to be Team North America captain at World Cup
MONTREAL - Team North America will likely name its captain sometime this week, coach Todd McLellan said Wednesday. It is the only one of the eight teams in the World Cup of Hockey yet to name its capt...
Sep 07, 2016