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Ice hut registration open for Take It Off program
Officials with Lacombe County have announced that ice hut registrations are now open for the annual Take it Off program and 2019-2020 ice fishing season. The registration process is free of charge and...
Jan 03, 2020 (Lacombe County)

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dies at 77
NEW YORK - David Stern had basketball as a passion and law as a profession, one he figured he could return to if a job at the NBA didn't work out. He never did. Instead he went to Europe, Asia and ple...
Jan 03, 2020

New leader to be chosen by federal Conservative members on June 27
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives will choose their next leader at a convention on June 27 in Toronto. Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, who is co-organizing the race, said the rules for t...
Jan 03, 2020

Canada's world junior returnees looking for redemption vs. Finland in quarters
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - It's a loss Joe Veleno knows he'll never truly get over. The same goes for Barrett Hayton. Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quar...
Jan 03, 2020

Federal Reserve last month saw a declining risk of recession
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve's policymaking committee saw much less risk of recession at its meeting last month, when it kept interest rates steady after three straight cuts and signalled that it ...
Jan 03, 2020

Shaw ready for bounce-back opportunity with Blue Jays after tough 2019
The biggest lesson Travis Shaw took away from a disappointing 2019 season is that 2020 can't get much worse. Shaw, who signed a one-year deal worth US$4 million with the Toronto Blue Jays&nb...
Jan 03, 2020

RCMP seeking help in identifying wallet theft suspects
RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying three people believed to be responsible for the theft of a wallet from a vehicle in Rimbey. The incident occurred on Nov. 14, 2019 when Mounties sa...
Jan 03, 2020 (Rimbey RCMP)

Montreal airport refuellers to resume negotiation process tomorrow
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports will return to the negotiating table Thursday morning after a second straight day on the ...
Jan 03, 2020

Liberals set table for school-food program, warned to avoid top-down approach
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being told to avoid creating a one-size-fits-all national school-food program to replace the patchwork of efforts to feed hungry children that exist now. The Liberals...
Jan 03, 2020

Tim Stutzle leading next generation of Germany's elite hockey talent
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Like most kids in Germany, Tim Stutzle started out playing soccer. He liked tennis, too, and fell in love with both. There was also another itch that need...
Jan 03, 2020