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Canadian Raonic, Pospisil ready to resume rivalry that goes back to junior days
NEW YORK - Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil have met just a handful of times on the ATP Tour, but their rivalry runs deep. The two Canadians will face off Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Open ...
Sep 02, 2020
Trial scheduled for Sylvan Lake man accused of killing father
A jury trial has been scheduled for a Sylvan Lake man accused of killing his father last year.Patrick William Freeman, 29, is charged with first-degree murder in the June 24, 2019 death of his father ...
Sep 02, 2020
What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be
Christopher Nolan movies are always events. Larger-than-life, action-packed, ideas-driven and (mostly) original, they're created to be big screen spectacles that awe mass audiences and drive hefty ret...
Sep 02, 2020
Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
WASHINGTON - Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. According to the nonpartisan Commissio...
Sep 02, 2020
Canada won't back down in softwood dispute with U.S., Trudeau vows
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to keep up the fight against the never-ending effort in the United States to slap countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports. The&nb...
Sep 02, 2020
Sheriff's deputy says Ujiri falsely alleges 'racial animus' in counterclaim
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lawyers for a law enforcement officer accuse Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri of making race a key part of his counterclaim to a lawsuit in the aftermath of an altercation ...
Sep 02, 2020
Lacombe grad awarded 2020 Martha Kostuch Scholarship
A graduate from Lacombe Composite High School is the recipient of this year's Martha Kostuch Scholarship for Environmental Excellence.The award sponsored by the Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ)...
Sep 02, 2020
Trudeau conducts virtual regional outreach as pandemic shuts down travel
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop his usual practice of travelling to various regions of the country during the summer - he's just doing it virtually...
Sep 02, 2020
Trudeau calls Payette 'excellent' governor general, says no plans to replace her
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has an "excellent" governor general in Julie Payette and that now is not the time to replace the former astronaut. The comments during an interview w...
Sep 02, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan sign production deal with Netflix
NEW YORK - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new home: Netflix. Six months after detangling their work lives from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have signed a multiye...
Sep 02, 2020