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HMCS Fredericton returns after six-month mission marked by tragic helicopter crash
HALIFAX - HMCS Fredericton is returning home today, nearly three months after a deadly helicopter crash that claimed the lives of six crew members. The members of the Canadian Armed Forces lost t...
Jul 28, 2020

Nate Pearson set to make MLB debut with Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday
WASHINGTON - Top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Nate Pearson will make his major-league debut Wednesday night in Washington against the Nationals. The right-hander will start the third of four straight ga...
Jul 27, 2020

Hernández hits 2 of 4 Blue Jays homers in 4-1 win at Nats
WASHINGTON - Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's four solo homers off Anbal Snchez to account for all the Blue Jays' scoring in a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Rowdy Tel...
Jul 27, 2020

US won’t expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON - The Trump administration has agreed not to expel a group of immigrant children it detained in a Texas hotel under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus and will instead allow them ...
Jul 27, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks take emotional toll on residents, families
A resident of the Waskasoo Kiwanis Towers seniors housing facility in Downtown Red Deer says it's a tense environment to be in now that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared.Alberta Health declared th...
Jul 27, 2020

City reactivates Emergency Operations Centre in wake of COVID-19 outbreaks
The City of Red Deer has reactivated its Emergency Operations Centre at 'level one' as of Monday.This is not the same as a State of Local Emergency, but gives The City the ability to enhance its monit...
Jul 27, 2020

“The curve is no longer flat,” Dr. Hinshaw says of COVID-19 in Alberta
"The curve is no longer flat in Alberta," says the province's chief medical officer of health when it comes to COVID-19."We continue to identify high numbers of cases across the province," Dr. Deena H...
Jul 27, 2020

NHL players start their adjustment to hub life in Edmonton, Toronto
NHL players settled into Edmonton and Toronto on Monday for what will be the mother of all road trips for some. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs and Oilers are now ensconced in hotels in their hom...
Jul 27, 2020

York 9 FC adds Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero to Canadian Premier League roster
TORONTO - York 9 FC has signed Spanish forward Alvaro Rivero. The 23-year-old was with the Real Madrid academy from age nine to 19. He joins the Canadian Premier League team from the CD Leganes ...
Jul 27, 2020

Environmental law group seeks to stop inquiry into who funds oil critics
CALGARY - An environmental law group wants a court to suspend the Alberta government's inquiry into oil and gas industry critics until there's a decision on whether it's legal. The United Conservative...
Jul 27, 2020