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E-scooter safety event in Red Deer Saturday
An e-scooter safety event is planned to be held in Red Deer on Saturday, April 23.While the event was originally supposed to be held on April 22 in celebration of Earth Day, it was postponed due to we...
Apr 22, 2022

City of Ottawa reclaims some of the $558,000 stolen in fraud scam
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa says it will reclaim at least some of the funds that were stolen after the local Salvation Army homeless shelter was targeted by fraudsters. Last week, city treasurer Wendy...
Apr 22, 2022

Ottawa Redblacks announce that quarterback Devlin (Duck) Hodges has retired
OTTAWA - Quarterback Devlin (Duck) Hodges has retired, the Ottawa Redblacks announced Friday. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Hodges appeared in four games with Ottawa last season, his first in the CFL. T...
Apr 22, 2022

Lacombe County to launch paid parking at beach and boat launch
Starting May 1, 2022, visitors of Sandy Point Beach, Sandy Point Boat Launch, and Sunbreaker Cove Boat Launch will be required to pay for parking. Lacombe County is launching a quick and easy payment ...
Apr 22, 2022

NFL draft guru Jeremiah suggests Canadian Metchie could be nice fit with Browns
If Jarvis Landry is done with the Cleveland Browns, NFL draft guru Daniel Jeremiah suggests Canadian John Metchie III could be a nice fit with the club. Cleveland released Landry, a five-time Pro Bowl...
Apr 22, 2022

Three Canadian companies win $1-million awards each for carbon removal technology
VANCOUVER - Three Canadian companies with carbon capture technologies have won $1 million each from entrepreneur Elon Musk's foundation. The University of British Columbia says in a news release that ...
Apr 22, 2022

Quebec man pleads guilty in February 2020 killing of teen girl, sentenced to life
SAINT-JRME, Que. - A Quebec man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to the February 2020 murder of 13-year-old Ocane Boyer. Franois Sncal entered the plea Friday on a reduc...
Apr 22, 2022

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime knocked out of Barcelona Open quarterfinals
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell to Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open. The 21-year-old from Montreal fell despite nailing eig...
Apr 22, 2022

Quebec government talking to Lafleur family about possible national funeral
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the province has offered to hold a national funeral for Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur. He told a news conference in Montreal today that all of Que...
Apr 22, 2022

Mask, vaccine mandates for travel defended as government eases border restrictions
OTTAWA - The government signalled it is aspiring to a "more sustainable" approach to COVID-19 restrictions at the border with several small changes Friday, but public health officials say vaccine and ...
Apr 22, 2022