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Touch-A-Truck returns for fourth year
The Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre is excited to bring the 4th Annual Touch-A-Truck event again to Central Alberta! Touch-A-Truck is a family friendly event that gives kids of all ages the ch...
May 09, 2019
Hundreds of Canadians to receive postcards detailing Second World War link
Hundreds of Canadians are about to receive proof of their personal, largely unknown links to one of the defining events of the 20th century. An organization dedicated to commemorating Canada's ro...
May 09, 2019
CFLPA says its players could stage partial strike at the start of training camps
The CFL Players' Association has informed players on four CFL teams not to report to camp if a new collective bargaining agreement isn't reached by May 18. Union executive director Brian Ramsay said i...
May 09, 2019
'Good teams push through': Whitecaps continue points hunt vs. Portland Timbers
VANCOUVER - As Marc Dos Santos readies his Vancouver Whitecaps for a rivalry matchup this week, another task nags at the back of the coach's mind. Dos Santos still needs to find the perfect bottle of ...
May 09, 2019
Controversial environment-review bill faces major changes in Senate as clock ticks
OTTAWA - Canadian senators are trying to make more than 100 amendments to the government's environmental-assessment bill that overhauls how major energy and transportation projects are reviewed. The&n...
May 09, 2019
Refugee who lost fingers to frostbite pleads with MPs not to pass new asylum law
OTTAWA - A man from Ghana who lost all his fingers to frostbite after crossing irregularly into Manitoba - and whose story focused attention on the border - is pleading with MPs not to pass ...
May 09, 2019
Disney slates Fox films, 'Avatar' pushed another year
NEW YORK - Now armed with the upcoming releases of 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday set forth a shock-and-awe release schedule spanning the next eight years, including the yet-again-po...
May 09, 2019
Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House
WASHINGTON - For decades, championship teams have visited the White House in a moment of ritual and tradition. Athletic excellence is celebrated, lame jokes are told and the president is given yet ano...
May 09, 2019
Council approves street sign and plaque for the Sutherlands
Rocky Mountain House town council is renaming 54 Street as Sutherland Drive in honour of Fred and Margaret Sutherland. To commemorate the special couple and mark the significance of the Sutherland nam...
May 09, 2019
St. Joseph grads raise money for Family Services of Central Alberta
The St. Joseph High School grad class of 2019 has raised $9,000 through its annual grad service project.This year, funds will support Family Services of Central Alberta, specifically programming aroun...
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