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Blue Jays GM Atkins says there is a great deal of opportunity for the club
TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn't tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball's free ...
Dec 03, 2024
Quebec public security minister says no indication so far of migrant influx from U.S.
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says the situation at the province's border with the United States is "under control" and that there is no indication so far of an influx of migrants tryin...
Dec 03, 2024
B.C. Lions name former quarterback Buck Pierce as head coach
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have named Buck Pierce as their new head coach. It's the first head coaching job for Pierce, who spent the last nine seasons on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' staff. He had been...
Dec 03, 2024
'Sleeping with the enemy': Mistrial in B.C. sex assault over Crown dating paralegal
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual assault after he learned his defence lawyer's paralegal was dating the Crown prosecutor during his trial. Justice Veronica ...
Dec 03, 2024
IBL's Maple Leafs sign Ayami Sato, widely considered baseball's top female pitcher
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League have signed Ayami Sato, making the Japanese pitcher the league's first female player. The team announced the signing in a release T...
Dec 03, 2024
Two arrested for robbery in Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged two men for an alleged robbery in the community at the end of November.Police say on Nov. 29, at 2:06 a.m. they were notified of a robbery that took place at a ...
Dec 03, 2024
Red Deer Public Schools rolls out Student Support Rooms for second year
The Red Deer Public Schools Division (RDPSD) is implementing Student Support Rooms for its second year after seeing meaningful success with their use last year. RDPSD says it established 18 Student Su...
Dec 03, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional "disrup...
Dec 03, 2024
Sylvan Lake passes OHV bylaw, trial season begins
Sylvan Lake town council has passed second and third reading of the Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Bylaw during its Nov. 25, regular meeting, and it is now actively in a trial period. Town officials ask La...
Dec 03, 2024
Trump team signs agreement to allow Justice to conduct background checks on nominees, staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a week...
Dec 03, 2024