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Innisfail RCMP checkstop raises thousands for local charities
Mounties in Innisfail are thanking members of the public for their generosity during the 24th Annual RCMP Charity Checkstop held on Sunday.Between 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., local residents helped raise ...
Dec 10, 2019
Quinton Byfield looking to leave his mark at Canada's world junior camp
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Quinton Byfield was eager to get going. The hulking, highly-touted 17-year-old forward with soft hands and speed to burn instead found himself staring out a window at the ai...
Dec 10, 2019
Olivia Smith, Jayden Nelson named Canada Soccer's Youth Players of the Year
TORONTO - Teenagers Olivia Smith and Jayden Nelson have been named Canada Soccer's Youth International Players of the Year. The awards celebrate Canada's top youth footballers in recognition of their ...
Dec 10, 2019
Millions in Bebawi's accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses: defence
MONTREAL - A jury was told today that millions of dollars that ended up in the accounts of a former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption were legitimate bonuses authorized by the co...
Dec 10, 2019
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage
ATLANTA - After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was transformed into a villain virtually overnight. More than 20 ...
Dec 10, 2019
Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami
MIAMI - 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during t...
Dec 10, 2019
Toronto Raptors fans more grateful than hateful of Kawhi Leonard
TORONTO - Two nights after Paul George's hostile treatment in Indiana, it should be nothing but love for his teammate Kawhi Leonard in Toronto Leonard will be presented with his NBA champion...
Dec 10, 2019
Barrie Wilson students helping one of their own battling leukemia
Students at cole Barrie Wilson Elementary School in Red Deer are embracing the holiday spirit to help a fellow student battling leukemia.This week, students are selling Candy Grams for 25 cents in sup...
Dec 10, 2019 Students at Red Deer's Barrie Wilson Elementary School are selling Candy Grams this week in support of six-year-old Lewis Cano, a Grade 1 student at the school currently battling leukemia. (rdnewsNOW / Sheldon Spackman)
Guns stolen from Bashaw sports store
Mounties are turning to the public for help in finding the men who stole firearms from a sporting goods store in Bashaw. The break-in happened during the 4 a.m. hour on Dec. 7 at Bashaw Sports.Accordi...
Dec 10, 2019 Suspect photos provided by RCMP
Heavy gunfire reported in Jersey City neighbourhood
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Heavy gunfire was exchanged Tuesday for at least an hour in a Jersey City neighbourhood. SWAT teams responded to the scene, and police have blocked off the major thoroughfare. Loud...
Dec 10, 2019