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Clinching berth early will pay off in the road to the 2024 Paris Olympics
After barely squeaking into the world championship final as the eighth and last qualifier, Canada's women's gymnastics team knew there was only one way to go from there - up. "All we said was, 'We can...
Nov 02, 2022

Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community organizing
Sara Campos remembers being inspired to start skateboarding after playing Tony Hawk videogames on the California family's PlayStation 2. Campos, 23, who uses they/them pronouns, never dreamed they wou...
Nov 02, 2022

Witness tells B.C. mayor's mischief trial that car may not have broken foot bones
SURREY, B.C. - An engineer has told the trial of a British Columbia mayor charged with public mischief that broken bones may not be the result if someone's foot is run over by a car. Dennis Chimich, a...
Nov 02, 2022

Gushue's rink thumps Japan 11-2 at Pan Continental Curling Championships
CALGARY - Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 2-1 at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships with an 11-2 win over Japan in Wednesday's early draw. Gushue's team from St. John's, N.L., opened...
Nov 02, 2022

Freedom Convoy lawyer says police gave protesters a 'steady stream' of information
OTTAWA - A lawyer representing some organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" says police were regularly leaking operational plans and other information to protesters in Ottawa during last winter's demonstra...
Nov 02, 2022

NDP MP calls for emergency debate on Ford's use of notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP is calling on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause. In a letter to the House Speaker today, M...
Nov 02, 2022

Outreach Centre launches Holiday Hope Campaign
It's another sign the holiday season is nearly upon us.The Outreach Centre in Red Deer has announced the launch of a Holiday Hope Campaign, with some new and returning initiatives to kick start the ho...
Nov 02, 2022

New Brunswick university had to remain quiet about Mastriano controversy: UNB head
FREDERICTON - The president of the University of New Brunswick says he kept a lid on publicly discussing the controversy surrounding an American politician's PhD because the institution did not want t...
Nov 02, 2022

Toys for Tickets back in its original form for 2022
Toys for Tickets is back in 2022 and, for the first time since the pandemic, City officials note the program is reverting to its original form - inviting Red Deer parking ticket holders to drop off a ...
Nov 02, 2022

Ethiopian govt, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Ethiopia's warring sides formally agreed during talks in South Africa Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a 2-year conflict whose victims could be counte...
Nov 02, 2022