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Raiders WHL championship puts hockey in Prince Albert back on the map
HALIFAX - Not long ago, Prince Albert Raiders coach Marc Habscheid would lead his team out to a near empty building for a Western Hockey League game. Sometimes his players were even ridiculed by...
May 24, 2019
Fire in tutoring centre kills 17 students in western India
NEW DELHI - At least 17 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring centre in the western Indian city of Surat, police said. Police officer Praveen Chaudhary said more t...
May 24, 2019
UK's Princess Charlotte to start school in September
LONDON - The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother to lean on if necessary. Kensington Palace said Friday that 4-year-old Charlotte will join her brot...
May 24, 2019
Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama's new abortion ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions...
May 24, 2019
Canadians increasingly worried over boomers' health bills, survey finds
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canadians are increasingly concerned about how to pay for the care of aging baby boomers - and fearful that seniors will have to pay out of their own pockets, according to a surve...
May 24, 2019
Venom expand first place lead in junior lacrosse
KAMLOOPS --- The Venom defeated the South Okanagan Flames 16-4 in Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse last night. At 6-and-1 the Venom hold a nine point lead over South Okanagan and Vernon. The Venom ho...
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CFL, players ratify three-year collective bargaining agreement
TORONTO - The CFL and its players have ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. The league and the CFL Players' Association confirmed the deal with a joint press release on Wednesday...
May 24, 2019
Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same sex relations
NAIROBI, Kenya - A three-judge panel of Kenya's High Court has upheld sections of the country's penal code that criminalize same-sex relations. The judges' unanimous ruling on Friday disappointed Keny...
May 24, 2019
Survey finds minimal progress in military's fight against sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has offered a sobering assessment of the Canadian Forces' four-year war on sexual misconduct, suggesting in a new report Wednesday that the military has made only minimal pr...
May 24, 2019
Palaga scores to lead Wildcats
Nordiques 11 - 4 OutlawsTyler Ramsay had six points and Brad Colli had five as the Nordiques picked up a big win against the Outlaws. Montana Gottfriedson had a hattrick for the Outlaws.Wild Stars 7 -...
May 24, 2019 Image credit: Kamloops Ball Hockey
