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Sask High School Rodeo coming to P.A. for the first time
For the first time ever, the Saskatchewan High School Rodeo will be in Prince Albert. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, the Red River Roping and Riding Arena will be host to the high school rodeo. "For our 4R'...
Jun 24, 2019 The Saskatchewan High School Rodeo will head to Prince Albert at the end of August. (Submitted photo/Larry Henry)
Montreal's new, $4.4-billion Champlain Bridge opens to first traffic
Montreal's expensive new Samuel De Champlain Bridge opened to traffic for the first time this morning, about six months behind schedule. Federal Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne was...
Jun 24, 2019
Screenwriters can play key role in gender parity, actors say
LOS ANGELES - Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis says achieving gender parity on screen is simple, and it could happen overnight. "Just go through (the script) and cross out a bunch of male first...
Jun 24, 2019
Wife of reality TV bounty hunter in medically induced coma
HONOLULU - The wife of reality TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman is in a medically induced coma, a report said. Beth Chapman is in the intensive care unit of Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, The...
Jun 24, 2019
Parents of soldier killed in parachute exercise ask for thorough investigation
OTTAWA - The remains of the Canadian soldier killed in a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria returned to Canada Saturday, where his grieving parents asked for a thorough investigation to prevent a...
Jun 24, 2019
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse lands same job with Canada's men's team
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is the new coach of Canada's men's basketball team. Canada Basketball announced the hiring on Monday, less than two weeks after Nurse guided the Raptors to their ...
Jun 24, 2019
France to try former IAAF boss Diack and his son
PARIS - French legal authorities have decided to hold a trial for Lamine Diack, once one of the most influential men in Olympic sport, but who has been disgraced by investigations that uncovered corru...
Jun 24, 2019
Air Canada reviewing how crew left passenger on parked plane
Air Canada said Sunday it's looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger who was left behind. The airline was responding to an incident invol...
Jun 24, 2019
Big rollers: Eldorado buys Caesars in deal valued at $17B
LAS VEGAS - Eldorado Resorts will buy Caesars in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $17.3 billion, creating a casino giant. The acquisition Monday puts about 60 casinos and resorts in 16 states under a s...
Jun 24, 2019
Skydiving plane in Hawaii crash had scary 2016 mishap
HONOLULU - A skydiving plane that crashed in Hawaii, killing 11 people, was involved in a terrifying midair incident three years ago in Northern California that prompted the 14 skydivers aboard to jum...
Jun 24, 2019
