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Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic
A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and cancelled their fall football seasons. ...
Aug 11, 2020
Canucks ride momentum into playoff series against defending Stanley Cup champs
Feeling somewhat more seasoned in playoff experience, the Vancouver Canucks now face an opponent with loads of it. Vancouver opens a first-round, best-of-seven series Wednesday in Edmon...
Aug 11, 2020
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez notches upset in first round of Top Seed Open
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez upset 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the Top Seed Open on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Fernandez, ...
Aug 11, 2020
'Very kind:" Slain doctor remembered by colleagues, patients
RED DEER, Alta. - An Alberta family doctor slain in his medical clinic is being remember as a kind practitioner, a devoted dad and a jokester.Dr. Walter Reynolds, 45, was "the best colleague I ever ha...
Aug 11, 2020
B.C. students won't return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister says students won't be back in classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8. Rob Fleming says students will be welcomed back to classrooms...
Aug 11, 2020
Feds, province announce funding for eight regional infrastructure projects
WAINWRIGHT - The governments of Canada and Alberta have announced funding for eight projects in Central Alberta to support people's health and well-being, and strengthen local economies.In the Municip...
Aug 11, 2020
Alberta Equine Partners take action for those facing financial distress
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Alberta's Equestrian Federation (AEF) is taking pro-active action to ensure horses are cared for during the coming winter months. It's estimated Alberta is home to 33 per cent of Ca...
Aug 11, 2020
$4.5 million going towards mental health treatment for Alberta first responders
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers and emergency health-care workers will soon be able to receive mental health supports to manage post-tra...
Aug 11, 2020
Red Deer RCMP release photos of vehicle suspected in fatal hit & run
Mounties in Red Deer have released photos of the vehicle they believe was involved in a fatal hit and run collision with a male pedestrian over the weekend between Red Deer and Blackfalds. The collisi...
Aug 11, 2020
Red Deer Public School Board trustee Bill Christie passes away
Red Deer Public Schools has announced the passing of one of their trustees over the weekend.William "Bill" Christie passed away on Aug. 9 at the age of 73, the district said in a release.Christie serv...
Aug 11, 2020