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Long-lost sculpture has returned to Los Angeles library
LOS ANGELES - A bronze sculpture that mysteriously disappeared from the Los Angeles Central Library 50 years ago has returned to its original home. One of three panels of the Well of Scribes was unvei...
Oct 05, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack win Million Pound Game to secure a berth in the Super League
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack won promotion to the top-tier Super League on Saturday, rallying for 20 second-half points in a 24-6 comeback win over Featherstone Rovers in the Million Pound Game...
Oct 05, 2019
Calgary Zoo says baby giraffe born this week died overnight
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says a giraffe that was born there earlier this week has died. In a Facebook post Saturday, the zoo says the male calf that was born last Sunday to an eight-year-ol...
Oct 05, 2019
US vaping illnesses top 1,000; death count is up to 18
NEW YORK - The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and there's no sign the outbreak is fading, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Doctors say the illnesses, which first appeared ...
Oct 05, 2019
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