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Collaros, Lewis in the running for CFL's outstanding player award
TORONTO - Another year, another West Division outstanding player nomination for Zach Collaros. The Winnipeg quarterback secured the Western nomination Tuesday for a second straight year. Collaros capt...
Nov 01, 2022
Fire breaks out at disposal company west of Red Deer
A fire broke out this morning at a business west of Red Deer, and crews are expected to be on scene for several hours.Red Deer County fire crews were called out to 22 Belich Crescent, the site of Empr...
Nov 01, 2022
Red Deer RCMP police vehicle struck by vehicle
Two people are in hospital including a local Mountie following a collision involving a police vehicle in Red Deer last week.On Oct. 28, 2022 at approximately 2:15 a.m., Mounties say a constable with t...
Nov 01, 2022
Canada failing Black, Indigenous prisoners as overrepresentation persists: report
OTTAWA - A new report says Canada has made scant progress in addressing the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous offenders in prisons, with some facing even worse conditions than a decade ago. T...
Nov 01, 2022
Stevens, Mills, Adeyemi-Berglund honoured as Stampeders sweep CFL weekly awards
TORONTO - Quarterback Tommy Stevens, running back Dedrick Mills and defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund of the Calgary Stampeders swept the CFL's top performers honours Tuesday. Stevens ran for 1...
Nov 01, 2022
Innisfail RCMP charge male for pointing a firearm after bar fight
A Red Deer County man is facing charges following a bar fight and firearms incident in Innisfail this week.On Oct. 30, 2022, Innisfail RCMP received a report of uttering threats at a bar in Innisfail....
Nov 01, 2022
Canada finalizes training camp roster for FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Edmonton
TORONTO - Canada's men's national basketball team roster will consist of less NBA talent and more pro experience from elsewhere heading into the fifth World Cup qualifying window. The Canadians will f...
Nov 01, 2022
Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday put a temporary hold on the handover of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee. Roberts' order gives the Supre...
Nov 01, 2022
Parkland victim's wife to shooter: 'You will cease to exist'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's two-day sentencing hearing began Tuesday, with the families of the 17 people he murdered addressing him in emotional and often angry...
Nov 01, 2022
Truckers to testify and BoC governor speaks to Senate: In The News for Nov. 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 01, 2022