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Salvation Army Red Deer launches holiday campaigns to help families
The holiday season has arrived and the Salvation Army Red Deer has launched their annual Christmas campaign to help provide families and seniors in need.Their adopt-a-family and adopt-a-senior program...
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Alberta couple makes major donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada near Thorsby
A Leduc County couple, George and Joni Greenhough, have donated a significant amount of land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), in honour of George's late father WJ (Bill) Greenhough who himse...
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York United FC Academy to debut in League1 Ontario Championship Division next year
TORONTO - York United FC will field an under-20 team in League1 Ontario next year. The Canadian Premier League team announced Thursday it has acquired a licence to compete in the League1 Ontario men's...
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Canada coach fields young matchday squad for Romania rugby test in Bucharest
Sam Miller, Jesse Kilgour and Rhys James are in line for their first caps off the bench Saturday when Canada faces Romania in a men's rugby test match in Bucharest. All three are members of Rugby Cana...
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Police, firefighters respond to train derailment near Montreal; no injuries reported
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police are responding to a derailment at a train yard in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal's South Shore. Longueuil police say it does not initially appear anyone was hurt, but fire offic...
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Raptors unveil Vince Carter-themed alternate jersey with dunking dinosaur logo
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors unveiled a new jersey this morning honouring the team's history and Hall of Famer Vince Carter. The black uniform has a red dinosaur wearing Carter's purple No. 15 jersey...
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Former Rugby Canada chair Sally Dennis elected to World Rugby executive board
DUBLIN - Former Rugby Canada chair Sally Dennis has been elected to World Rugby's executive board. The Vancouver lawyer received 28 votes from the World Rugby Council, ahead of Uruguay's Sebastian Pin...
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McIlroy tied for lead at World Tour Championship and strengthens Race to Dubai title bid
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Rory McIlroy was already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour's season-long Race to Dubai title. He made his chances even better on Thursday. McIlroy sh...
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Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is ...
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This Week in RDP Athletics: Nov. 15-17
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Basketball teams will welcome the Concordia University Thunder to the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. The Queens Hockey team will face-off against the Rustlers ...
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