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Finalists announced for Red Deer & District's 2022 Business of the Year awards
The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2022 Business of the Year finalists for some of central Alberta's most prestigious business awards. Officials say an independent adjud...
Sep 07, 2022
Serena Williams' goodbye to U.S. Open a ratings boon to ESPN
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams' long goodbye to the U.S. Open proved a boon to ESPN. Facing down the possibility of a first-round knockout, Williams instead gave the sports network four nights of pri...
Sep 07, 2022
Counting ballots to determine next Conservative leader to begin Thursday
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is giving itself a head start on counting the hundreds of thousands of ballots it received to determine who will be its next leader. Tuesday was the deadline for party ...
Sep 07, 2022
NDP leader says party will 'force' government to move on dental care, housing
HALIFAX - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will use the upcoming sitting of Parliament to push the Liberals to move on dental care and housing, as laid out in the deal between the two parties....
Sep 07, 2022
RCMP resistant to change despite repeated calls for action: former senior Mountie
HALIFAX - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from a former assistant commissioner of the RCMP who says the police force has a long history of ignoring calls for change....
Sep 07, 2022
Russell Peters, Patrick J. Adams headline theScore Bet's kickoff to fall campaign
TORONTO - Comedian Russell Peters and actor Patrick J. Adams highlight theScore Bet's kickoff to its fall campaign. Peters, Adams and former Saturday Night Live star Jon Lovitz will all be featured in...
Sep 07, 2022
'Like TNT': Experts say Saskatchewan attacks underscore need for justice support
A deadly stabbing rampage over the Labour Day weekend in rural Saskatchewan underscores a critical lack of social supports in Canada's justice system, experts say. RCMP have named Myles Sanderson, 32,...
Sep 07, 2022
Coach says Canadian women have turned corner ahead of Rugby World Cup Sevens
Having integrated more than a dozen new faces into the program, coach Jack Hanratty believes the Canadian women's rugby sevens team has turned a corner. The Canadian squad will get a chance to prove h...
Sep 07, 2022
Judge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan's 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, in the the latest development involving abortion rights in a state where the issue is bei...
Sep 07, 2022
Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants permit revoked as Russian turbine hearings continue
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging the Canadian government to revoke a permit that allowed the export of a turbine repaired in Montreal to a Russian energy giant. The permit granted Si...
Sep 07, 2022