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Back in Canada, skating star Ilia Malinin reflects on worlds triumph in Montreal
HALIFAX - When Ilia Malinin stunned the crowd with his world championship performance in Montreal last March, he left the competition with much more than a gold medal hanging around his neck. The Amer...
Oct 25, 2024
B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator
VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports will return to the negotiating table next week with a mediator in the latest push for a resolution in the labour di...
Oct 25, 2024
Riders hope first in West Division is still in play when they host Stampeders
REGINA - The door to first place in the CFL's West Division is open slightly for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but it may be firmly closed by the time they step on the field Saturday for their regular...
Oct 25, 2024
Accused in 2021 Red Deer carjacking gets 15.5 months in jail
A Lacombe man accused in a July 2021 Red Deer carjacking has been sentenced to 15.5 months of jail.Quinten Meyer was initially charged with armed robbery, flight from police, operation of a motor vehi...
Oct 25, 2024
Remembering a young Red Deer man -- talented filmmaker, selfless volunteer -- killed in motorcycle crash earlier this year
'Cuando la gente se muere (ay Dios mio)...' Translated to 'When people die (Oh my God),' the lyrics from Celia Cruz's 'La Negra Tiene Tumbao' have rung symphonically for the mother of a young Red Deer...
Oct 25, 2024
Alberta pushes feds for amendments to pandemic preparedness bill, cites risks to agriculture
The Government of Alberta is asking for amendments to Canada's Bill C-293, citing that in its current state, it poses notable risks to the province's agriculture and food industries. Bill C-293, An Ac...
Oct 25, 2024
New tool to study how climate change has shifted the odds of extreme cold weather
The federal government will begin this winter to quickly analyze how climate change is shifting the odds of extreme cold temperatures, broadening the application of the system it rolled out over the s...
Oct 25, 2024
Montreal man charged with first-degree murder in Ottawa femicide: police
OTTAWA - Ottawa police say a Montreal man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing of a woman on Thursday in front of two of her children. Fsha Tekhle, 36, was charged today for the k...
Oct 25, 2024
Trump visits Texas to tape Joe Rogan's podcast and to criticize Harris on immigration
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Donald Trump headed to Texas on Friday to talk about border security, a trip that comes as the former president escalates his already dark and apocalyptic rhetoric against illegal...
Oct 25, 2024
A mutt known as 'Houdini' for his ability to elude capture is finally off the streets
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Dubbed on social media as the "Houdini" of New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood, Scrim - a scruffy, mixed-breed dog that was on the lam for more than six months after escaping his yar...
Oct 25, 2024