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Alberta announces funding to keep province rat-free
A new campaign is reminding Albertans to do their part to help keep Alberta rat-free.For more than 70 years, Alberta has proudly been rat-free, meaning the province prevents the pest from establishing...
Nov 05, 2024
The Kids are All Right: Next-gen wave arrives on world curling scene
When veteran curlers Brad Gushue and Mark Nichols entered the locker room at the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard for their season-opening bonspiel, they were expecting to see many of their usual opponents....
Nov 05, 2024
Coming up this week in RDP athletics: Nov. 8-9
RDP Athletics -- This Week in Red Deer Polytechnic AthleticsThis week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Cross Country Running team will compete at nationals in Ontario. The Kings Hockey team will play ...
Nov 05, 2024
RDP Athletes of the Week: Nov. 1-3
RDP Athletics -- Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics has announced its athletes of the week for Nov. 1-3.Jayden Demchuk Queens Basketball Program - Practical Nurse Diploma (5th) Hometown - Whitehorse, Yuko...
Nov 05, 2024
Alex Ovechkin is scoring and helping teammates and the Washington Capitals are off to a hot start
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals' season to do some film study. The trio who had never before ...
Nov 05, 2024
Proposed $32.5B tobacco deal not 'doomed to fail,' judge says in ruling
TORONTO - An Ontario judge says any outstanding issues regarding a proposed $32.5 billion settlement between three major tobacco companies and their creditors should be solvable in the coming months. ...
Nov 05, 2024
Fatal northern Quebec police shooting followed drunk driving call, watchdog says
MONTREAL - The province's police watchdog is providing some new details about a police shooting that left one man dead and a second seriously injured in a remote northern Quebec village. The watchdog,...
Nov 05, 2024
Former world title contender Troy Amos-Ross headed to Boxing Canada Hall of Fame
Twelve years after his last fight, former world title contender Troy (The Boss) Amos-Ross is headed to the Boxing Canada Hall of Fame. Egerton Marcus, his cousin and 1988 Olympic silver medallist as a...
Nov 05, 2024
B.C.'s chief electoral officer defends election integrity after 'human errors'
British Columbia's chief electoral officer says "extremely challenging weather conditions" and a new voting system factored into human errors that saw ballots go uncounted in the provincial election -...
Nov 05, 2024
Liberals propose seven-year extension for information commissioner Caroline Maynard
OTTAWA - Information commissioner Caroline Maynard is slated to answer questions from MPs today on her proposed reappointment. The Liberal government recently nominated Maynard to serve another seven-...
Nov 05, 2024