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World champion swimmer Summer McIntosh withdraws from 200 at Commonwealth Games
TORONTO - Canadian world champion swimmer Summer McIntosh has withdrawn from the women's 200-metre butterfly at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Swimming Canada high performance...
Jul 27, 2022

Protesters enter Iraqi parliament, chant curses against Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) - Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday, chanting curses against Iran, in a protest against the selection of a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed par...
Jul 27, 2022

Lacombe Field Day showcasing research and industry collaboration
Officials with Olds College are gathered near Lacombe today to showcase some of the amazing agricultural research and industry collaboration taking place at their institution.Olds College's Field Crop...
Jul 27, 2022

RDP Athletics announces new Cross Country/Indoor Track Head Coach
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics has announced the recent hiring of Doug Spicer to lead the Cross Country Running and Indoor Track teams into the 2022/2023 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (AC...
Jul 27, 2022

Quebec police kill man and find woman and teenager seriously injured inside his home
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after officers shot and killed a man south of Montreal before finding a woman and a teenager seriously injured inside his hom...
Jul 27, 2022

Lacombe County looking for paid-on-call firefighters
Lacombe County is conducting a county-wide recruitment campaign for paid-on-call firefighters to serve throughout the area.Specifically, County officials say they are looking for day-time available, p...
Jul 27, 2022

WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid monkeypox
GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners "for the moment" following the U.N. health age...
Jul 27, 2022

How England's national team became a power in women's soccer
There have been messages of support and praise from the royal family and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The coverage is widespread, across the rolling news channels and both the front and back pages of...
Jul 27, 2022

Neymar to stand trial in Spain for Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Brazil forward Neymar will stand trial in Spain a month before the World Cup for alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. Neymar's parents, former Ba...
Jul 27, 2022

Mustard seed shortage sends seed prices soaring
SASKATOON, SK - A mustard seed shortage is driving up prices and could leave some store shelves with scant supply before the new harvest hits markets this fall, industry experts say.France, the world'...
Jul 27, 2022