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Canada's Shapovalov ousted from U.S. Open doubles play with first-round loss
NEW YORK - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is out of the U.S. Open after he and Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea dropped their first-round men's doubles match Wednesday. The duo were beat 6-4, 6-4 by Italy's Fla...
Aug 28, 2024

A timeline of how BC United unravelled, less than two months before election
BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has announced the suspension of the Official Opposition's election campaign, throwing support behind the rival B.C. Conservatives. Here is a timeline of events leading up...
Aug 28, 2024

Central Alberta Theatre lifts the curtain on 2024-25 season
The Central Alberta Theatre is excited to announce its lineup for the 2024-2025 season, which features five different showings at the Black Box Theatre.Just in time for Halloween, the group will put o...
Aug 28, 2024

Breaks in main water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Visitors won't be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the main pipeline that serves the popular tourist ...
Aug 28, 2024

Lacombe water audit finds loss rates down for third year running
The City of Lacombe has completed its water loss audit for 2023 and found it was its third year in a row reducing overall water loss.The audit is intended to provide information on the nature of water...
Aug 28, 2024

Sylvan Lake town council passes first reading of OHV bylaw
Sylvan Lake's town council has passed the first reading of a new off-highway vehicle (OHV) bylaw and directed administration to prepare a plan for resident feedback before they move to second and thir...
Aug 28, 2024

Red Deer County receives distinguished award for budget document
For its ninth consecutive year, Red Deer County has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), this time for its 2024-26 budget d...
Aug 28, 2024

New notification service and app coming to Ponoka
Starting in October, the Town of Ponoka will be launching a new notification service that will include an app for smartphone downloads.This new service is expected to send alerts for utility service d...
Aug 28, 2024

Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering
PHOENIX (AP) - Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving...
Aug 28, 2024

After slow start, Blue Bombers are in position to take West Division lead
Don't look now but Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a win away from assuming top spot in the West Division standings. After starting the season 0-4, Winnipeg (5-6) has won three straigh...
Aug 28, 2024