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SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but passes up catching it with mechanical arms
SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms. Unlike last month's success, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of ...
Nov 19, 2024
Canada Post delivering government cheques Wednesday, but strike continues
Canadians will still receive their government benefits in the mail, despite the ongoing strike at Canada Post.A member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has confirmed to Pattison Media th...
Nov 19, 2024
Edmonton Elks name Ed Hervey as general manager and VP of football operations
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks are hoping a familiar face can help turn the franchise around. Ed Hervey was named general manager and vice-president of the CFL club on Tuesday. He spent eight years with...
Nov 19, 2024
PWHL brings on-ice tweaks, harsher penalties to second season
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League will introduce on-ice tweaks and harsher punishment for some penalties in its second season. The PWHL has made changes to its rule book ahead of the No...
Nov 19, 2024
RDP Athletics weekend recap: Nov. 15-17
This past week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Basketball team defeated the Concordia University Thunder at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. The Kings Basketball team dropped a close decision ...
Nov 19, 2024
US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The U.S. government recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez as the "president-elect" of the South American country on Tuesday, months after President Nicol...
Nov 19, 2024
2024/2025 RDP Curling team to leverage experience in quest for gold
With two Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) medals and a trip to nationals last year, the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings, Queens and Mixed Curling teams are motivated to take another step i...
Nov 19, 2024
Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after slow start in regular season follows playoff disappointments
BOSTON (AP) - Boston coach Jim Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second round of the playoffs, was fired Tuesday, a day after the...
Nov 19, 2024
Montreal mayor supports Polytechnique survivors' call for complete assault weapon ban
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is lending her support to a gun control advocacy group as it urges the federal government to complete a list of banned assault-style weapons before a federal bu...
Nov 19, 2024
NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity
OTTAWA - A Mtis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful false claims to Indigenous ancestry. Randy Boissonnault, who had said his great-grandmot...
Nov 19, 2024