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1 day ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

A Calgary family is struggling to rebuild their lives after a fire, started by an e-bike, destroyed the family home last month, in the community of Glendale. Regan Burns said the nightmare began when she was suddenly awakened early in the morning of April 21. "I just heard what i thought was like gunshots going off in the house," said Burns. "When I opened my bedroom door, it was just glowing white.

1 day ago | globalnews.ca | Marney Blunt

An 89-year-old Winnipeg golfer is proving that age is no reason to slow down. Hank Plouffe, who will be turning 90 in July, hits up Bel Acres Golf & Country Club, just north of Winnipeg, five days a week, from Monday to Friday. "It's the enjoyment of the friendship of the people that you play with," Plouffe said. "It's a game; there's fun to it."And it was friendship that drew Plouffe, who averages about 70 games a season, to the game of golf 57 years ago.

1 day ago | globalnews.ca | Phil Heidenreich

The family of a 33-year-old man and a 73-year-old woman who were killed in a crash on a central Alberta highway last month is pleading for people to drive safely, especially ahead of a long weekend that is typically a busy one on provincial roads. "If you're going to hop behind the wheel this weekend, please ... use your head," Lawrence Junior Konchinew told Global News on Tuesday.

1 day ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

Ottawa is weighing the proposed takeover of Calgary-based Parkland Corp. by American fuel distributor Sunoco LP at a time of fraught Canada-U. S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism. The US$9.1-billion friendly deal announced last week is subject to a review under the Investment Canada Act, which considers whether it will be a net benefit to the country and any potential harm to national security.

1 day ago | globalnews.ca | Ken MacGillivray

Dozens of homeowners forced to leave their homes last week due to threats of a wildfire burning north of Edmonton are now allowed to return home. An evacuation order near the Redwater provincial recreation area in Sturgeon County has been lifted - effective at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.