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EQUS acquires land for future facilities at Junction 42 in Red Deer County
EQUS and Red Deer County have announced an agreement has been reached that will see EQUS purchase just over seven acres of land in Red Deer County's Junction 42 development area. Officials note that E...
Aug 15, 2022

Flames forward Huberdeau pledges to donate brain for research on brain injuries
Calgary Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau has pledged to donate his brain to Project Enlist Canada for research on brain injuries. Former astronaut Marc Garneau, all-Ivy hockey star Kalley Armstrong and ...
Aug 15, 2022

2022 Battle of the North Championship
The 2022 edition of the Battle of the North Championship at the 100th Anniversary of the Dawson Creek Exhibition in Dawson Creek, British Columbia is in the books, and Layne MacGillivray, driving the ...
Aug 15, 2022

Alberta claims 61 medals at first week of Canada Summer Games
Albertan athletes are off to a successful start at the Canada Summer Games.The competition is being held in Niagara, Ontario, from August 6-21, 2022.After the conclusion of the first week of the Games...
Aug 15, 2022

Kenya's deputy president Ruto declared election winner
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph fo...
Aug 15, 2022

Quebec starts offering fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care residents
MONTREAL - Quebec has begun offering a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to residents of long-term care homes and private seniors residences. The Health Department says it launched the new vaccine campai...
Aug 15, 2022

Judge: Sen. Graham must testify in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge on Monday said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies br...
Aug 15, 2022

Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald calls an end to mixed martial arts career
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, who fought for the UFC title and won the Bellator championship, has called an end to his mixed martial arts career. The 33-year-old from Kelowna, B.C.,...
Aug 15, 2022

Lawyers appeal Griner's Russian prison sentence
MOSCOW (AP) - Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday. G...
Aug 15, 2022

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison, a...
Aug 15, 2022