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Canada out of Davis Cup after 2-0 quarterfinal loss to Germany
MLAGA - Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup international men's tennis tournament with a 2-0 loss to Germany on Wednesday. Daniel Altmaier opened the tie with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 wi...
Nov 20, 2024
Edmonton to host PWHL game between Toronto Sceptres, Ottawa Charge
EDMONTON - Edmonton will be the site of a Professional Women's Hockey League neutral site game between the Toronto Sceptres and the Ottawa Charge in February. The PWHL announced eight of the locations...
Nov 20, 2024
Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly...
Nov 20, 2024
Victims' families barred from attending Bernardo's parole hearing in person: lawyer
A lawyer representing the families of two teenage girls murdered by notorious killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo says they have been denied the right to deliver their victim impact statements in p...
Nov 20, 2024
Kris Knoblauch navigating first full season with Oilers following Cup final run
Kris Knoblauch had a lot to process. Handed the keys to an Edmonton Oilers roster stuck in neutral and full of frustration, the rookie NHL head coach must have felt like he was drinking from a fire ho...
Nov 20, 2024
Leafs place Domi on IR, making him fifth Toronto forward out with an injury
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs have placed Max Domi on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, making him the fifth Toronto forward sidelined with an injury. The move is retroactive to Saturday, when Tor...
Nov 20, 2024
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) - Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, Syrian state media say
DAMASCUS (AP) - Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus has blamed on Israel. Th...
Nov 20, 2024
This Week in RDP Athletics: Nov. 22-24
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Curling team will begin the new season. The RDP Queens Hockey team will host the Medicine Hat College Rattlers in a pair of games. The Kings Hockey team will face t...
Nov 20, 2024
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in kee...
Nov 20, 2024