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Canadian champion mare Starship Jubilee to run in $1-million Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - For the first time this year, Starship Jubilee will have home-track advantage. Trainer Kevin Attard said Tuesday that Starship Jubilee, Canada's reigning horse of the year, will run in ...
Sep 15, 2020
Indoor Farmers Market set to open in November
Central Albertans will soon have the chance to enjoy locally made products year round at an indoor farmers market nearing completion.The Gasoline Alley Indoor Farmers Market is set to open in November...
Sep 15, 2020
Red Deer fire chief receives national honour from his peers
A prestigious national honour has been bestowed upon Red Deer's fire chief.Ken McMullen has been awarded with the 2020 Career Fire Chief of the Year by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. The vir...
Sep 15, 2020
Daughter pays tribute to father who died of COVID-19 with memorial in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 paid tribute to him and other seniors who have lost their lives at a memorial she unveiled today. The memorial features a poster of physiotherapi...
Sep 15, 2020
Mali's former president Moussa Traore dies at 83
BAMAKO, Mali - Mali's former president Moussa Traore, who ruled the West Africa nation for more than 22 years, has died at age 83, according to his son Idrissa Traore. He did not give details on the c...
Sep 15, 2020
Alberta premier says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...
Sep 15, 2020
COVID-19 testing sites see demand surge as cases rise, kids return to school
OTTAWA - Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as Canadians in many provinces wait long hours to be swabbed or can't get in for testing at all.Demand for testing surged in much of the count...
Sep 15, 2020
Threat of fall federal election eases as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
OTTAWA - The threat of a federal election seemed to be easing as the Liberal government and opposition parties prepared for a return to Parliament amid concerns Canada could already be dealing with a ...
Sep 15, 2020
Some Canadians believe officials exaggerate threat of COVID-19, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests there are Canadians who believe that warnings from public officials about the threat of COVID-19 are vastly overblown.Almost one-quarter of respondents in an online poll...
Sep 15, 2020
Leslyn Lewis to run for Conservatives in rural Ontario riding held by party stalwart
OTTAWA - The Toronto lawyer who finished third in the federal Conservative leadership race says she'll seek election as an MP in a rural Ontario riding.Leslyn Lewis said Tuesday she hopes to run in Ha...
Sep 15, 2020