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Actor McConaughey named professor at University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey will join the University of Texas as a professor who this fall will teach in the university's Department of Radio-Television-Film. McConaughey h...
Aug 28, 2019

Family identifies man involved in RCMP shooting
Family members have used social media to identify the man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with RCMP officers on the Fishing Lake First Nation on Tuesday.On Wednesday, various social med...
Aug 28, 2019 Lucien Silverquill. (Facebook)

Court orders women accused of defaming author to share emails, online posts
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded author Steven Galloway access to emails between a woman who accused him of sexual assault and staff at the University of British Columbia in&nbs...
Aug 28, 2019

Provinces, territories to have input in future price of carbon tax, McKenna says
OTTAWA - Any decisions about future increases in the carbon tax would take into account the views of provinces and territories, the federal environment minister says, using language tha...
Aug 28, 2019

Draisaitl on Puljujarvi: 'It seems like he doesn't want to be on our team'
TORONTO - Leon Draisaitl says he would welcome disgruntled winger Jesse Puljujarvi back into the Edmonton Oilers' fold. Puljujarvi has made it clear he wants to be traded to another NHL team...
Aug 28, 2019

Florida nursing home employees charged in patient deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Four employees of a Florida nursing home where 12 people died in sweltering heat after a hurricane cut power were charged Monday, at least three of them with aggravated manslau...
Aug 28, 2019

Bombers release wide receiver Matthews six games into a three-season contract
Winnipeg has released receiver Chris Matthews just six games into his second stint as a Blue Bomber. The team made the announcement Wednesday. It leaves the Bombers with another hole to fill...
Aug 28, 2019

Edmonton landscaper needed time to think, let $60-million lottery win sink in
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Edmonton landscaper has won big after waiting 10 months to claim a $60-million lotto jackpot. Bon Truong says he was stunned when he checked his Lotto Max ticket at a ...
Aug 28, 2019

'He lived the Canadian immigrant dream:' Memorial for MP Deepak Obhrai
CALGARY - Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a memorial service Monday that former member of Parliament Deepak Obhrai opened doors for new Canadians to become involved in politics. "Deepak...
Aug 28, 2019

Indigenous Women's Workshop and Dinner
Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan is returning to host another workshop at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre in La Ronge, SK. The evening event will be taking place September 19, 2019 from 5-...
Aug 28, 2019