Paula Simons: New refugee crisis means haunting echoes for Edmonton doctor

They arrived here, to safety, just one week before the Kristallnacht pogrom, the prelude which heralded…

Toronto will not bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Mayor John Tory set to announce

After facing opposition from both sides of the political spectrum at City Hall, the mayor is…

Virtanen’s star shines brightly for Canucks in Penticton

PENTICTON -- He started the tournament with a bang -- just ask Connor McDavid -- and…

Atlanta Falcons blow big lead but salvage comeback win against Philadelphia Eagles

The Atlanta Falcons came back to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 Monday night after squandering a…

Calgary hiker swept over Twin Falls in Yoho National Park

YOHO NATIONAL PARK — A 19-year-old Calgary man has been swept over Twin Falls, an 80-metre high…

Gary Lamphier: Billions of dollars lost because of skills gap in Canada

With Alberta's economy in a funk and the jobless rate rising, this may seem like an…

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Boeing names its new Apollo-style spacecraft the Starliner; crew capsule to fly in 2017

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing already has the Dreamliner. Now it also has the Starliner.

U.S. and Russia at odds over how to recycle astronaut pee, but in the end it will ‘taste like bottled water’

'There’s always an adventure right around the corner with the water system,' says Layne Carter, a…

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