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Life returning to normal in Irvine following a hectic week.
IRVINE, AB - It's been a hectic week for the residents of Irvine, starting with a number of grassfires in the area seven days ago causing a state of local emergency to be issued and topped off with an...
Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Crews at the scene of the Irvine train derailment walk next to the track just prior to it reopening at 11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 3, 2019.
Auger-Aliassime prepared for the attention at first hometown Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - When Felix Auger-Aliassime stepped onto a small practice court to hit a few balls on Friday night ahead of the Rogers Cup, he wasn't expecting anyone to be there. To his surprise, the stand...
Aug 03, 2019
Medicine Hat AAA All-Stars off to semi-finals at Junior Little League Nationals
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Medicine Hat AAA All-Stars are one win away from a berth in the national championship, however standing in their way is a powerhouse Quebec squad.They're still buzzing after a nee...
Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Medicine Hat Little League
Parks puts up toilet etiquette signs to help international tourists use outhouses
YOHO NATIONAL PARK, B.C. - Some new signs are popping up in the Canadian Rockies to show international visitors how to properly use outhouses. Staff at Lake O'Hara in British Columbia's Yoho Nati...
Aug 03, 2019
Evacuation ends and rail line reopens after Alberta train derailment
IRVINE, Alta. - Residents of a southern Alberta hamlet are back in their homes after an evacuation that followed a train derailment and chemical spill. Cypress County posted on its website Saturday th...
Aug 03, 2019
Alouettes starting to 'have fun' as they look for fourth straight win
MONTREAL - Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. wasn't about to let running back Will Stanback - in a rush to leave practice to get a haircut - duck the media early. "You're the performer of th...
Aug 03, 2019
Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club hosting LPGA Tour's CP Women's Open in 2020
VANCOUVER - For Jaclyn Lee, the atmosphere at the LPGA Tour's only Canadian stop can't be beat. No matter where in the country the event is held, hordes of golf fans line the greens for the CP Wo...
Aug 03, 2019
CBS stands by 'Bull,' its star in wake of misconduct claim
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Bull" star Michael Weatherly remains loved by viewers despite Eliza Dushku's claim of on-set sexual harassment against him, CBS said in defending its decision to keep the show...
Aug 03, 2019
TSB launches investigation into Irvine train derailment
IRVINE, AB - The trains starting rolling through Irvine at 11 a.m. sharp Saturday morning, less than 24 hours following a train derailment in the hamlet located east of Medicine Hat that saw nearly 20...
Aug 03, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Train cars lay at the side of the tracks at the scene of a train derailment in Irvine, Alberta.
Forced to resign as top Montreal cop, Pichet hired in subarctic mining town
Montreal's former police chief, who was forced out of the job following allegations officers fabricated evidence and targeted rivals with internal investigations during his tenure, is becomi...
Aug 03, 2019