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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
Fox's Tomi Lahren apologizes for tweet on Kamala Harris
NEW YORK - Fox News personality Tomi Lahren is apologizing for an offensive tweet directed at Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Lahren hosts a show on the digital Fox Nation site and is...
Aug 03, 2019
Trump says he'll put 10% tariffs on remaining China imports
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump intensified pressure on China to reach a trade deal by saying he will impose 10% tariffs Sept. 1 on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn't already ...
Aug 03, 2019
50 kilograms of meth seized from semi stopped at Alberta-Montana border crossing
CALGARY - Alberta border officers say they have made their largest seizure of methamphetamine at a crossing into Canada from Montana. Agents stopped a semi-truck with an empty trailer for a secon...
Aug 03, 2019
Canadian tennis stars experiencing mixed results heading into Rogers Cup
WASHINGTON - With the eye-catching results from the tennis teens at big tournaments in Indian Wells, Calif., and Miami back in March, fans were hoping - almost expecting - that a Canadian dynasty...
Aug 03, 2019