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Wheelchair rugby grows in popularity
Wheelchair rugby is seeing a rise in popularity across Alberta, with clubs in Calgary and Edmonton reporting new members. The sport, also known as murderball, is a contact sport featuring elements of wheelchair basketball, handball and rugby. While not as popular in Alberta as in other provinces, players say they are seeing new members looking to join in on the fun. "Then Calgary club ...
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Edmonton man runs into traffic killed by car
A 26-year-old man became the city's third traffic death on the long weekend early Monday morning after he was hit by car in southwest Edmonton. The man was hit at 178 Street and 64 Avenue at 1:15 a.m. Police believe the man ran onto the southbound lanes of 178 Street at 64th Avenue at 1:15 a.m., when he was hit by car. He was taken to hospital with severe head injuries, but died shortly ...
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Bid to re-open Langley Speedway
A Metro Vancouver committee is considering a proposal to re-open the Langley Speedway that closed almost three decades ago. The Langley Speedway was once a crown jewel of car racing in the area, hosting events as big as Nascar. But the track now sits empty, having closed in 1984 due to failing popularity. "We think that if we partnered with Metro Vancouver and the community, it could ...
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Edmonton boy 2 killed after car hits patio
The boy was with his family on the patio when a car pulling into a parking stall sped up and crashed into the patio, police said. (Gary Moore/CBC ...
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RCMP issue warning after attacks in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam
The cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam and local RCMP are asking the public to use caution around trails and parks in the two communities following a couple of recent ...
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Small Florida town run on $49-million budget anxious to learn who among them won $590-million Powerball lottery
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city of about 13,000 people best known around the state for its brand of spring water with the ...
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Search teams recover bodies of two missing New Brunswick fishermen
TABUSINTAC NEW BRUNSWICK — The bodies of two fishermen who went missing off the coast of northeastern New Brunswick have been recovered. RCMP Const. Scott Messier says the body of a 35-year-old man from Tabusintac and a 32-year-old man from Brantville were located around 4 p.m. today. Messier says the men were found near the area where their boat hit a sandbar in rough seas and started ...
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Bethenny Frankel spends Sunday with her daughter Bryn
Bethenny Frankel has been keeping a low profile in New York over the past couple of weeks as she has been preparing for her upcoming talk show. She has been trying to come up ideas for her talk show, where she can talk about things with women that people rarely talk about. However, one can imagine she is also relaxing and spending time with loved ones before her hectic schedule stars as she is ...
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‘Teen Mom’ star Jenelle Evans reveals all of the surgeries she has had
Jenelle Evans has been complaining about feeling sick for quite some time, including when she was with both Courtland Rogers and Gary Head. She has been hospitalized several times when it comes to her ovarian cysts and it seems like everything she is sick, it is very dramatic for everyone involved. Over the past couple of days, Jenelle has been complaining about feeling sick and having a sore ...
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‘RHOOC’ star Alexis Bellino spoils her children with lunch outside
Alexis Bellino may not be getting along with any of the women on the show, but she is loving the fact that she can spend lots of time with her family. On the show, she has only interacted with the women once, which was at Tamra Barney's dramatic dinner for her fitness studio, but the other women have hinted that there is more drama coming. Alexis' husband insists that she ...
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‘RHOA’ star Porsha Stewart gets locked out of their shared home
divorce shortly before the reunion special was being aired. The season had just come to an end and Porsha was often filmed in tears, defending her husband. However, in ...
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‘RHOA’ star Kim Zolciak shares how Kroy spoiled her on her birthday
Kroy Biermann back in 2011. The two have been inseparable ever since and the two have added two boys to their family. With four children and a mega mansion almost completed, these two have a bright future ahead of them. Even though Kim is getting a mega mansion for herself and her children, one can imagine that Kroy and her ...
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Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson up for NHL leadership award
Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators, Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks are the three finalists for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award. The award is presented to the player "who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season." Alfredsson, the NHL's longest-serving active ...
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Stanley Cup Playoffs Mondays Need To Know
coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. But there's still plenty going on around the league. Here's a list of things you need to know, to be updated throughout the ...
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Wealth management key for banks amid slow growth in retail
As Canada's biggest banks prepare to report their second-quarter results, analysts say those that rely more heavily on wealth management and global markets will fare better amid slowing growth in Canadian retail banking. Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) and Royal Bank (TSX:RY) are expected to lead the pack this quarter because of their focus on wealth management and capital markets. Meanwhile, CIBC ...
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Man dies after bike accident in Underpass Park
A man died on Sunday night after he fell off a BIXI bike while attempting to perform tricks in Underpass Park near the Don Valley Parkway. Police said the victim was not wearing a helmet. (Tony ...
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Man shot dead at barbecue near Ossington and Dundas
A 67-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a man with a rifle at a family barbecue in downtown Toronto Sunday night. Police were called to the scene near Ossington Avenue and Dundas Street West just before 8 p.m ET where 35-year-old Quincy Ramirez was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police arrested and charged Edwin Parkinson shortly ...
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N.B. community mourns lobster fishermens deaths
(CBC) The death of three New Brunswick fishermen has cast a pall over the communities where they lived and worked. Many people in the small village of Tabusintac held a vigil at the local wharf for almost two days as search crews -- including the army, the coast guard, the RCMP, and volunteer teams --combed the coastline and panned the waters looking for the men. By Sunday afternoon the wait ...
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Bethenny Frankel’s childhood pictures reveal a happy child
childhood in her book, "A Place of Yes," as she grew up on the horserace track and saw things she shouldn't have seen as a little child. She didn't have a relationship with her father until he was on his death bed in the hospital as shown on "The Real Housewives of New York" and ...
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LuAnn de Lesseps not filming ‘Real Housewives’ with the other women
LuAnn de Lesseps may have been on the show since the beginning, but she isn't taking her veteran status with a smile. She wants a certain amount of pay to continue on with the show and she has expressed a deep desire to return. In other words, she wants to do the show, but only for a certain amount of money. Apparently, paycheck issues were holding the cast ...
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‘Real Housewives’ star Brandi Glanville worries co-star as she calls 911
Brandi Glanville has been keeping a low profile after the show wrapped, as she has been moving to a new home and working on getting her second book deal. She has also been working on getting her first book, "Drinking and Tweeting," into book stores around the country. Like any busy mother, she had to go out with some friends and relax a little. Last night, she decided to tweet a ...
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‘RHONJ’ star Jacqueline Laurita got surgery to boost confidence
Teresa Giudice and the other women. She was being accused of setting Melissa Gorga up by Teresa Giudice, as Teresa didn't want to take responsibility for the drama with Melissa and Angelo, the man who claimed to be her former boss at the stripper lounge. Jacqueline skipped out on the reunion, which was being filmed the day after, but she did show up for the fourth season reunion to defend ...
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‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ potential says she is a fighter
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills " producers have been looking to add a few new cast mates to the show, because so many of the original housewives are thinking about leaving. After the many threats of lawsuits on the show and divorces, several of the women have decided to leave the show behind and producers are supposedly only certain on bringing Lisa Vanderpump and Brandi Glanville back on ...
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Central Newfoundland digs out from freak snowfall
The Victoria Day long weekend this year has meant shovels, icy roads and a record-breaking snowfall for many residents of central Newfoundland. In Gander, 58 centimetres of snow fell between Saturday morning and Sunday night, with peak snowfall on Saturday evening. Environment Canada meteorologist Jody Boyd said the snowfall blew away the prior record. "Our normal snowfall for the month ...
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Xbox launch Tuesday highly anticipated
It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and its high-definition successor's launch in 2005. With the next-generation Xbox expected to be revealed Tuesday, anticipation for the entertainment console's latest evolution is running high. "People get excited ...
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Canada's Battle of the Museums?
Canada is set to have two air and space museums as the long-established Canada Aviation Museum expands its interests into the realm of space, and changes its name to one which seems to directly challenge another aviation museum, but closer examination suggests something else.
Canada has a rich and distinguished history in aviation, it was one of the leading countries in developing the then ambiguous and dangerous aviation industry and contributed in giving the world such iconic planes as the famous De Havilland range of aircraft, and played a major role in the development of aircraft through the Second World War and into the 1960’s. Read more
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