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There's still time to register for this Sunday's Harvest Run
It's not too late to register for the 30th anniversary of the Harvest Run in Red Deer this Sunday.Since 1991, the run had been held religiously on the second Sunday of September, near harvesting seaso...
Sep 09, 2022

Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids six months to four years old
OTTAWA - Health Canada approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine today for use in children between six months and four years old. The federal department says after a thorough and independent scientific revie...
Sep 09, 2022

Visitors advised to stay away from Jasper due to wildfire
JASPER, AB - The mayor of Jasper, Alberta is asking visitors to stay away from the town and national park as a nearby wildfire is expected to grow and crews work to restore power.Richard Ireland says ...
Sep 09, 2022

Plans underway to display a massive painting of the Queen that hung in old arena
WINNIPEG - A massive painting of the Queen that was once a fixture during hockey games and concerts in Winnipeg may soon be on public display again. The painting's owner, Ron D'Errico, says he plans o...
Sep 09, 2022

Alberta UCP leadership candidates unite to raise alarm on Alberta sovereignty bill
EDMONTON - More than half the candidates in the race to replace Premier Jason Kenney are raising the alarm over a rival's plan to proclaim Alberta would reject federal laws and court decisions deemed ...
Sep 09, 2022

Ex-Miss America Mund qualifies as ND congressional candidate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Former Miss America Cara Mund has qualified to appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for North Dakota's sole U.S. House seat, the secretary of state's office ...
Sep 09, 2022

Suspect in Memphis shooting rampage granted public defender
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man accused of killing four people and wounding three others in a livestreamed shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and led to a city-wide manhunt was granted a pu...
Sep 09, 2022

Board puts abortion rights question on Michigan fall ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan election board placed an abortion-rights proposal on the fall ballot Friday, obeying an order from the state's highest court and closing a record-breaking petition dri...
Sep 09, 2022

IAEA: Ukraine power plant needs safe zone to avoid disaster
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says conditions at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are increasingly precarious and a safety zone around it needs to be established ...
Sep 09, 2022

Italian star Lorenzo Insigne's status unknown as Toronto FC heads to Atlanta
Toronto FC and Atlanta United have had difficult weeks ahead of their MLS clash Saturday, with off-field concerns overshadowing their push for the playoffs. Italian star Lorenzo Insigne missed TFC pra...
Sep 09, 2022