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Edmonton police officer thought of his kids as he struggled with attacker
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer who was run down by a car before he was stabbed in the street told a jury Thursday that he was thinking of his children as he struggled with his attacke...
Oct 05, 2019
Alberta justice minister pushes for changes after killer allowed more freedom
CALGARY - Alberta's justice minister says he'll be pushing for changes after a review board ruled a schizophrenic man who killed five young people can be eased back into the community with his do...
Oct 05, 2019
Calgary Flames extend contract of general manager Brad Treliving
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames announced a multi-year contract extension for general manager Brad Treliving just hours before the team played its season opener Thursday. The 50-year-old from Penticton, ...
Oct 05, 2019
Green Leader Elizabeth May losing respect for NDP's Singh over 'fake stories'
VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May took aim at Jagmeet Singh Thursday, saying she's losing patience and respect for the New Democrat leader and accusing him of spreading false information...
Oct 05, 2019
Watson, Team Canada qualify for 4x400 metre final at IAAF World Championships
DOHA, QATAR - Sage Watson and her Canadian teammates will be racing for a IAAF World Championships gold medal on Sunday.Watson and Team Canada's women's 4400 metre relay team posted a season's best ti...
Oct 05, 2019 Photo courtesy of Athletics Canada
Vikings, Mohawks cap off Rangeland 40th anniversary celebration with victories
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The regular season finale for Rangeland Football Conference play was a historic one at the Methanex Bowl on Friday night, celebrating four decades in Medicine Hat.Players and alumni...
Oct 05, 2019 Photo courtesy of Boris Grisonich / Twitter
Studio behind ‘Sesame Street’ is making an Elmo talk show
NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel... and Elmo? Sesame Workshop is developing a talk show starring the squeaky-voiced puppet, called "The Not Too Late Show with Elmo," where he wil...
Oct 05, 2019
Quebec won't appeal ruling that struck down assisted death provision
QUEBEC - The Quebec government won't appeal a court ruling last month that struck down sections of the provincial law on medically assisted dying that were deemed unconstitutional. Quebec Su...
Oct 05, 2019
Prosecutor asks judge to find 'cruel' Joshua Boyle guilty of assaulting wife
OTTAWA - Former hostage Joshua Boyle used a calculated mixture of kindness and cruelty to ensnare his wife Caitlan Coleman in an emotional web, a Crown attorney said Thursday in urging a&nbs...
Oct 05, 2019
RCMP gave FBI serial numbers, other details about Meng Wanzhou's phones: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says the RCMP illegally passed on serial numbers and other crucial details of her electronic devices to the Federal Bureau of Invest...
Oct 05, 2019