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Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson now part of England coaching setup
After representing Canada 181 times as a player and then serving as a Canada Soccer staff coach, Rhian Wilkinson will get a different view of the Canadian women when they play England on Tuesday in St...
Apr 12, 2021
Cowboy Kicks fundraiser announces new date
A major fundraiser in support of Westerner Park and the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team planned for this spring has been delayed until fall.Originally scheduled for May 5, the launch of Cowboy ...
Apr 12, 2021
Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting cast
The Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help hand out statuettes. They'll be...
Apr 12, 2021
George Floyd's brother sheds tears on the stand
MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd's younger brother took the witness stand Monday and lovingly recalled how George used to make the best banana mayonnaise sandwiches, how George drilled him in catching a foo...
Apr 12, 2021
Canadian women's hockey team to open selection camp in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team starts a 47-player selection camp Wednesday in Halifax ahead of the women's world championship in Nova Scotia next month. The 10-country tournament May 6-16 ...
Apr 12, 2021
MPs Calkins and Zimmer co-host virtual rural crime panel discussion
Rural crime was the focus of a virtual panel discussion co-hosted by Red Deer-Lacombe Conservative MP, Blaine Calkins last week.The event held on April 8 also featured Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament...
Apr 12, 2021
Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry for a three-day supply as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of ...
Apr 12, 2021
Quarantine requirements make for uneven NHL trade deadline
Nick Foligno is leaving his family back in Columbus to join Toronto and will have to isolate for seven days before getting on the ice for the Maple Leafs. He will miss at least five games. Taylor Hall...
Apr 12, 2021
Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions
NEW YORK - Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama "Emancipation" from Georgia over the state's recently enacted law restricting voting access. The fi...
Apr 12, 2021
Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning - twice
The Met Gala is coming back. Actually, twice. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that the annual high-wattage celebration of both fashion and celebrity - cancelled last year because of th...
Apr 12, 2021