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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
Melfort welcomes leaders for Northeast Regional SUMA meeting
The Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort was the site for the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities (SUMA) Northeast Regional Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 2.Municipal leaders, including Mayors, Councillors, Chief...
Oct 05, 2019 The Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort welcomed leaders from about 20 local communities for the Northeast Regional SUMA Meeting. (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
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
Despite significant knee injury, Riders’ Albert Awachie never gave up
Fullback Albert Awachie has become one of the unsung contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019.That the 26-year-old even has a chance to contribute is a testament to his perseverance. A dev...
Oct 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Albert Awachie during practice. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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