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Cavalry FC have nothing to lose against Impact in Canadian Championship semi
CALGARY - According to coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr., Calgary's Cavalry FC has nothing to lose and everything to gain. After dropping the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal 2-1 on the road to...
Aug 13, 2019
Behavioural analysis can help answer the 'why' in B.C. murders: expert
VANCOUVER - A certified criminal profiler says investigators should find clues about why two men might have killed three people in northern British Columbia and whether there was a leader and a follow...
Aug 13, 2019
NDP calls for immediate release of report on Alberta finances
Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley says a key report that was due this week on the province's finances should be released immediately.Notley says a government-appointed panel is operating in secr...
Aug 13, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
At unveiling of memorial to democracy activist, fears of crackdown in Hong Kong
OTTAWA - Prominent human rights activists and Chinese political dissidents warned Tuesday about the potential for a brutal crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong have...
Aug 13, 2019
Lacombe census shows continued growth
Results for the 2019 City of Lacombe Municipal Census have been released show the community continues to grow. Conducted from April 2 to June 30 of this year, the census reveals a population of 13,985...
Aug 13, 2019
Western Canada's best midget baseball teams to battle for gold in Red Deer
High-calibre baseball action takes to the diamond in Red Deer this weekend with the 18U AAA Western Canadian Baseball Championship happening at Great Chief Park. The Red Deer Carstar Braves are the ho...
Aug 13, 2019
Concerts cancelled, investigation opened into Placido Domingo
SAN FRANCISCO - Two music companies cancelled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which n...
Aug 13, 2019
Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK
AMSTERDAM - Last season's Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate. On a night when former Eur...
Aug 13, 2019
Rafael Nadal cruises past Daniil Medvedev to win fifth Rogers Cup title
MONTREAL - A teenage Rafael Nadal's victory over Andre Agassi in the final of the 2005 Rogers Cup was a symbolic passing of the torch from one tennis generation to the next. Fast-forwar...
Aug 13, 2019
'Chrisley Knows Best' stars charged with federal tax evasion
ATLANTA - A federal grand jury in Atlanta on Tuesday indicted reality television star Todd Chrisley on tax evasion and other charges. The 12-count indictment issued against the "Chrisley Knows Best" s...
Aug 13, 2019