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Canada opens applications for scholarships commemorating victims of Iran flight PS752
OTTAWA - The Liberals have launched a scholarship to commemorate those killed in the downing of Flight PS752 by Iranian officials in 2020. The program will disburse 176 scholarships, one for each of t...
Oct 04, 2023
Trial scheduled for Red Deer man arrested in stolen SUV
A Red Deer man charged after local Mounties seized a stolen SUV this summer, is going to trial next year.Christopher Robert Lee Hayward, 42, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on Apri...
Oct 04, 2023
Tennis Canada wins ITF award for promoting gender equality
Tennis Canada has won the International Tennis Federation's Gold Advantage All Award for its initiatives to promote gender equality in the sport. This year, the organization appointed former WTA playe...
Oct 04, 2023
Seven-year prison sentence for man convicted in fatal central Alberta shooting
A seven-year prison sentence has been handed down to a central Alberta man charged in a fatal shooting on the Sunchild First Nation nearly three years ago.Keean Frencheater, 26, was sentenced in Red D...
Oct 04, 2023
RDP Athletics Weekend Recap: October 1, 2023
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics says it was a pretty successful weekend for the Kings and Queens Cross-Country teams this past weekend. They say the athletes placed very well in the third Grand P...
Oct 04, 2023
Manitoba Tory cabinet minister denounces right-wing pivot in election campaign
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba cabinet minister defeated in Tuesday's provincial election says the Progressive Conservative party she has served for years took a hard-right pivot during the election campaign, ...
Oct 04, 2023
Lacombe man scheduled for preliminary hearing in Lac La Biche shooting incident
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a central Alberta man charged after a shooting in Lac La Biche this spring.Chervaine Dean Saddleback, 23, is scheduled to find out in Lac La Biche Court of...
Oct 04, 2023
Chad Owens to officially retire as member of Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Chad Owens is going out as a Toronto Argonaut. Toronto announced Wednesday the former star receiver/returner will sign a one-day contract with the CFL club to retire as a member of the Argos...
Oct 04, 2023
Simone Biles leads U.S. women to seventh consecutive team title at gymnastics world championships
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women won a seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night. The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Sk...
Oct 04, 2023
Jays manager's pre-game media availability interrupted by emergency alert test
MINNEAPOLIS - Blue Jays manager John Schneider was thrown a curveball Wednesday when his pre-game media availability was interrupted by a countrywide test of the emergency alert system. Schneider was ...
Oct 04, 2023