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Council to discuss next step in permanent shelter saga
The saga of Red Deer trying to find a home for a multi-million dollar permanent shelter announced by the previous NDP government five years ago is about to take its latest turn.This Monday, city counc...
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Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with Maple Leafs, dead at 79
TORONTO - Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada's team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79. The Maple Leafs confirmed Ellis's death o...
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RCMP investigating reported mischief in Granum
The Fort Macleod RCMP is asking for help in an investigation of mischief.Police say early on May 3, 2024, an unknown suspect, or suspects, went to JP's Petro & General Store in Granum "to steal fu...
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Edmonton police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Alberta
Edmonton police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Alberta early Saturday morning, one of several measures authorities have taken in recent days to crack down on campus proteste...
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Lions open training with a little added incentive as 2024 Grey Cup host
Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the B.C. Lions have added incentive to win the 2024 Grey Cup. The game goes Nov. 17 at B.C. Place Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the last CFL team to win a ...
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Canadian women defeat Australia 33-14 in Pacific Four Series rugby play Down Under
SYDNEY, Australia - Front-rowers Sara Cline and McKinley Hunt scored two tries apiece to help Canada to a 33-14 win over Australia in Pacific Four Series play Saturday, a victory that moved the Canadi...
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Connor Bedard scores twice as Canada rallies to beat Britain 4-2 at hockey worlds
PRAGUE (AP) - Connor Bedard scored twice and Canada opened its title defense at the ice hockey world championship with a 4-2 win over newcomer Britain on Saturday. The 18-year-old Bedard, coming off a...
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Mother's Day and the playoffs face off in a quiet Vancouver suburb
VANCOUVER - In the quiet and leafy Vancouver neighbourhood of South Cambie, best known for its botanical garden, playoff fever is about to set in. The neighbourhood is expecting thousands of Vancouver...
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Mother's Day and the playoffs face off in a quiet Vancouver suburb
VANCOUVER - In the quiet and leafy Vancouver neighbourhood of South Cambie, best known for its botanical garden, playoff fever is about to set in. The neighbourhood is expecting thousands of Vancouver...
5h ago
Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan. The World Food Agency said Sa...
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