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Hurkacz beats Ruud in early semifinal at National Bank Open tennis tournament
MONTREAL - Hubert Hurkacz earned a berth in the National Bank Open final on Saturday afternoon with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud at IGA Stadium. The eighth seed from Poland picked up a bre...
Aug 13, 2022
Canada's Rory MacDonald knocked out by replacement fighter in PFL semifinal
CARDIFF, United Kingdom - Dilano (The Postman) Taylor, a late replacement, knocked out Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald in the first round of their Professional Fighters League semifina...
Aug 13, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz coming to Canada to meet with Trudeau, business leaders
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau will accompany the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, on a brief Canadian visit later this month that will include stops in Montral, Toronto a...
Aug 13, 2022
Two-time champion Simona Halep advances to National Bank Open final
TORONTO - Two-time champion Simona Halep has advanced to the National Bank Open's final. The Romanian beat Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the WTA event's first semifinal on Satur...
Aug 13, 2022
Canadian Blood Services in talks around paid donations of plasma as supply dwindles
Canadian Blood Services says it is in talks with companies that pay donors for plasma as it faces a decrease in collections. The blood-collection agency issued a statement on Friday saying it is in "o...
Aug 13, 2022
14 central Alberta lacrosse players to rep Roughnecks at NLL tourney
Fourteen lacrosse players from central Alberta are headed to Ontario to play in the Junior National Lacrosse League (NLL) tournament.The 14 will represent the Calgary Roughnecks organization, and play...
Aug 13, 2022
Canada Summer Games day 7: Alberta adds four bronze to big medal haul
It was another amazing day on Friday for Team Alberta at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara.On day seven (the event runs Aug. 6-21), Alberta added four bronze medals to its third place haul of 61...
Aug 13, 2022
Red Deer bringing in blue cart ambassadors
In 2015, the City of Red Deer launched a green cart pilot project, with black and blue carts coming in four years later.Now, The City will welcome blue cart ambassadors who represent the Recycling Cou...
Aug 13, 2022
Red Deerians give feedback for developing Vision 2040 plan
The City of Red Deer says more than 1,600 people shared ideas as part of a recent initiative called Shape Your Red Deer.The feedback project is part of The City's goal to chart the community's path to...
Aug 13, 2022
Afghan rights leader heartbroken after year of Taliban rule
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, prominent Afghan rights activist Sima Samar is still heartbroken over what happened to her country. Samar, a former minister of ...
Aug 13, 2022