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Canadian offensive lineman Ryan Hunter quickly picking up Argos offence
TORONTO - Ryan Hunter is very thankful to still be playing pro football. The six-foot-three, 315-pound offensive lineman is in his first full week practising with the Toronto Argonauts. Hunter, 27, of...
Sep 27, 2022
Trial set for Red Deer man charged in alleged erratic driving incidents
A trial date has been set for a Red Deer man charged in a series of erratic driving complaints throughout the city last month.Kyle Macleod, 26, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer provincial court on N...
Sep 27, 2022
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Tavares out 'minimum' three weeks with oblique strain
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares will be out a 'minimum' of three weeks due to an oblique strain, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced on Tuesday. Tavares underwent testing Tuesday while the tea...
Sep 27, 2022
Charity Checkstop happening this Saturday in Red Deer
The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre is hosting its 61st annual Charity Checkstop this Saturday, Oct. 1.The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Taylor Drive, just north of 32 Street.According ...
Sep 27, 2022
South Carolina likely won't make abortion rules stricter
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Conservatives in the South Carolina House have rejected what they contend is a watered-down abortion measure, meaning the state likely will maintain its ban on the procedure at s...
Sep 27, 2022
Lawyer for First Nation says goal of B.C. land claim case is reconciliation
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a First Nation fighting for title to part of Nootka Island in British Columbia says in his closing argument that the underlying objective of the court proceeding is reconcil...
Sep 27, 2022
Alberta man receives 13th conviction for distracted driving
An Alberta man has been convicted a baker's dozen times for distracted driving offences.Appearing in Airdrie Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 27, the 40-year-old man was found guilty of distracted d...
Sep 27, 2022
Canadian navy struggling with personnel 'crisis': commander
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is struggling with what its commander says is a personnel "crisis" as hundreds of positions sit vacant. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says he needs nearly 1,400 sailors t...
Sep 27, 2022
Noted New Orleans social services group drops racist's name
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans social services nonprofit long called the Kingsley House renamed itself Tuesday, dropping the name of a Victorian clergyman perhaps best remembered as the author of a ...
Sep 27, 2022
New victims-rights watchdog appointed nearly a year after former ombud's departure
OTTAWA - The federal government is tapping an internationally recognized expert in the field of victimology to take over as Canada's victims-rights watchdog. Benjamin Roebuck is replacing Heidi Illing...
Sep 27, 2022