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Weekly Scoreboard: July 15-21, 2019
Alberta Football LeagueCentral Alberta Buccaneers (4-2)July 20 - vs. Airdrie Irish (0-6) >> 36-0 win--Baseball Alberta Sunburst League - Senior AAARed Deer Riggers (7-5)July 16 - vs. St. Albert ...
Jul 14, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Alouettes part ways with GM Kavis Reed
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes announced on Sunday that the organization has relieved general manager Kavis Reed of his duties. Assistant general manager of player personnel Joe Mack, head coach Kh...
Jul 14, 2019
'I saw a trailer that was all twisted': Tornado tosses Quebec campground
ST-ROCH-DE-L'ACHIGAN, Que. - A tornado tore through a campground north of Montreal Thursday evening, snapping trees, toppling trailers and sending at least one injured man to hospital. "When I drove t...
Jul 14, 2019
Youth complete 1000 km bike ride for Camp Alexo
A very long, but worthwhile journey for 15 kids and a several volunteers ended at Red Deer City Hall Park on Saturday.The group completed the 1000 km David Thompson Ride for Youth in style, escorted b...
Jul 14, 2019 Participants in this year's ride were welcomed at City Hall Park by their families, as well as deputy mayor Tanya Handley. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Armed Forces to sweep explosives from Nazi-sunk ships off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The wrecks of four iron ore carriers felled by German U-boats in 1942 have rested off Newfoundland's Bell Island for decades. Bell Island was one of the few places in North America ...
Jul 14, 2019
Lewis Hamilton wins record 6th British GP, extends F1 lead
SILVERSTONE, England - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton won a record sixth British Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by taking advantage of th...
Jul 14, 2019
Magnitude 7.3 quake damages homes in eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong, shallow earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Sunday, damaging some homes and causing panicked residents to flee to temporary shelters. There were no immediate reports ...
Jul 14, 2019
New immigration pilot will offer residency to some migrant farm-workers
OTTAWA - A new three-year immigration experiment that will give migrant workers a path to permanent residency in Canada is getting a thumbs-up from industry but a thumbs-down from migra...
Jul 14, 2019
Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing claims by conservative politicians that national unity is under threat. The Liberal leader says conservative politicians are playi...
Jul 14, 2019
Concerns mount over 'criminalization' of detained migrants in Canada
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency will soon force all border-security officers working with detained migrants to wear defensive gear, drawing widespread concern over a perceived "criminalizat...
Jul 14, 2019