Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Calgary Stampeders host surging Blue Bombers in CFL West Division showdown
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press CALGARY - When you win a lot, says Bo Levi Mitchell, there are those who will find reasons why you shouldn't. The Calgary Stampeders quarterback is aware CFL fans ...
Nov 18, 2018
Government to act quickly if Saturday midnight deal deadline breached: source
By Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - The Trudeau government gave one final push Friday to bring the Canada Post labour dispute to a close, suggesting it will act quickly if rotating strikes c...
Nov 17, 2018
Dead Saskatoon tattoo artist’s skin removed, preserved to honour his work
SASKATOON - When Chris Wenzel knew he was going to die, he had an unusual request for his wife. The well-known Saskatoon tattoo artist asked that his ink-adorned skin be removed and preserved before h...
Nov 15, 2018
Canada Post issues new offer to employees as eBay calls on Ottawa to end strikes
By Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Canada Post has issued what it calls a "time-limited" contract offer to its employees in hopes of ending rotating strikes that have created a historic bac...
Nov 14, 2018
Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic committees disappointed, but respectful of vote
Gripped by disappointment after Calgary's 2026 plans were seemingly snuffed after a plebiscite, Canadian Olympic Committee president Tricia Smith remains hopeful that the country will still host the G...
Nov 14, 2018
Calgarians asked for 2026 ‘yea’ or ‘nay’ in Winter Games plebiscite
CALGARY - Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. The question "are you for or are you against hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter ...
Nov 13, 2018
Fine, but no jail time for Canadian charged with vandalizing historic Thai wall
A Canadian woman who was arrested in northern Thailand for spraying paint an ancient wall has avoided jail time, but must still pay a substantial fine for her actions. Brittney Schneider, who is from ...
Nov 13, 2018
Legacies of the First World War: Canadian veterans’ battle for benefits, support
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - When the armistice that ended the First World War was signed and the guns fell silent on Nov. 11, 1918, Canadians wearily celebrated what they hoped was ...
Nov 10, 2018
Maschmeyer earns shutout in Canada’s 3-0 win over Finland at Four Nations
SASKATOON - Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer exorcised a painful memory in helping her country advance to the final of the Four Nations Cup women's hockey tournament. The 24-year-old from Brude...
Nov 10, 2018
U.S. judge blocks construction of $10-billion Keystone XL pipeline
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - TransCanada's $10-billion Keystone XL pipeline project has suffered another setback after a U.S. federal judge blocked its construction to allow more time to study the potential e...
Nov 09, 2018
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
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