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Manitoba Tory Leader Brian Pallister favours results over popularity
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister genuinely appears to have little interest in being well-liked on a personal level. Pallister has repeatedly said politics ...
Aug 12, 2019
A troubled past and attacks from opponents have not deterred Manitoba NDP leader
WINNIPEG - To his supporters, Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew's troubled past is a story of personal redemption. To his opponents, it's one of a man who hasn't fully come clean about his actions and doe...
Aug 12, 2019
Former backroom guy: Manitoba Liberal leader in spotlight ahead of election
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Liberal leader has gone from political backrooms to elected office after winning a seat in the legislature last year. Dougald Lamont had spent years writing speeches and platform...
Aug 12, 2019
Canadian military issues new ban on discriminatory, sexually explicit tattoos
OTTAWA - Canadian military members are being warned against getting certain tattoos, including those that could be deemed discriminatory or sexually explicit. The warning is contained in a new order t...
Aug 12, 2019
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime suffers first-round loss at Cincinnati event
MASON, Ohio - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has made an early exit at the Western & Southern Open. Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic upset the 19-year-old from Montreal 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of th...
Aug 12, 2019
Reds claim infielder Freddy Galvis off waivers from Blue Jays
TORONTO - The Cincinnati Reds have claimed infielder Freddy Galvis off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. The 29-year-old Galvis has hit .267 with 24 doubles, 18 home runs and 54 runs batted in over ...
Aug 12, 2019
Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu 'overwhelmed' by response to Rogers Cup win
The reality of winning the Rogers Cup still hadn't sunk in for Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu on Monday. The 19-year-old won the tournament in Toronto on Sunday after an emotional Serena W...
Aug 12, 2019
Attempted kidnapping, assault in Maskwacis
Mounties in Maskwacis RCMP are investigating a report of an attempted kidnapping that occurred over the weekend. The incident occurred shortly after 11:00 p.m., on Saturday on the Ermineskin First Nat...
Aug 12, 2019
Red Deer swimmer Leibel earns 4th place finish at Pan Am Games
Swimmer Kyla Leibel of Red Deer earned a top-four finish at the Pan American Games over the weekend. The 17-year-old from the Calatina Swim Club finished fourth in the Girls 15-17, 50-metre freestyle ...
Aug 12, 2019 Kyla
Leibel (Photo: Swimming Canada)
Proposed Red Deer seniors lodge closer to final approval
Construction may soon be going ahead on a new assisted living facility in Red Deer's Bower neighbourhood.On Aug. 7, the City's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) approved a development permit for Cha...
Aug 12, 2019 The now vacant site of the old Red Deer Nursing Home at 30 Street and Bremner Avenue in south Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)