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Media fight takes on an unusually personal tone
NEW YORK - A skirmish involving President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Washington Post and MSNBC has escalated into unusual personal bitterness this week, with election se...
Jul 30, 2019
Svitolina ready for Rogers Cup with renewed confidence from Wimbledon
Elina Svitolina has a renewed sense of confidence heading into this year's Rogers Cup in Toronto. And for the first time this season, the Ukrainian tennis star is feeling well rested too. Svitoli...
Jul 30, 2019
Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma
KINSHASA, Congo - Officials in Congo on Tuesday said a second Ebola case had been confirmed in Goma, the city of more than 2 million people whose first confirmed case in this yearlong outbreak was rep...
Jul 30, 2019
David Phelps acquired by Cubs in deal with Blue Jays
CHICAGO - The Cubs added bullpen depth by acquiring right-hander David Phelps from Toronto for minor league righty Thomas Hatch. As part of the trade announced Tuesday, the Blue Jays will send cash to...
Jul 30, 2019
Red Deer photo radar locations: Aug 1 - 31
Red Deer RCMP are giving local motorists the heads-up as to where they can expect to find photo radar throughout the city next month.City officials say Automated Traffic Enforcement will be operating ...
Jul 30, 2019
Quebec environmental activists adopt civil disobedience to get climate action
MONTREAL - Environmental activists in Quebec are turning towards civil disobedience as a way of pressuring politicians to do more to fight climate change. They are part of a global movement of activis...
Jul 30, 2019
PAW Patrol Live! "The Great Adventure" coming to Red Deer
Raise the woof! PAW Patrol Live! "The Great Pirate Adventure" is coming to Red Deer. The heroic pups from the top-rated animated preschool series PAW Patrol are embarking on an action-packed, music-fi...
Jul 30, 2019
No decision on Huawei and 5G before fall federal election call: Goodale
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canadians will have to wait until after this fall's federal election to find out whether Chinese tech giant Huawei can provide equipment for the coun...
Jul 30, 2019
Officer trying to rescue kitten finds a bobcat instead
STRATHAM, N.H. - A New Hampshire police officer says the kitten he was trying to pick up in a parking lot turned out to be a bobcat, which then jumped onto the roof of a Burger King. Stratham Officer ...
Jul 30, 2019
Calgary police clear border service officers in Nigerian deportee's death
Calgary police say Canada Border Services Agency officers are not to blame for the death of a Nigerian man during his deportation last year. The passenger on a Calgary-Amsterdam flight ...
Jul 30, 2019