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Raptors lose first opener in eight years in 113-99 loss to Pelicans
TAMPA, Fla. - It was a Toronto Raptors' home opener unlike any other, played a couple thousand kilometres from home, in front of a tiny bipartisan crowd, on a day that saw the league postpone a game -...
Dec 23, 2020
A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations
WASHINGTON - For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, h...
Dec 23, 2020
No one hurt in Ross Street apartment fire
It appears that a fire that badly damaged an apartment unit in downtown Red Deer Wednesday afternoon began in a bedroom.However, Acting Deputy Fire Chief Jon Evans said on Thursday morning that invest...
Dec 23, 2020
Canada beats Russia in pre-tournament game ahead of world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Jamie Drysdale scored the game's only goal as Canada defeated Russia 1-0 on Wednesday in a pre-tournament game ahead of the world junior hockey championship. Drysdale beat Russian goalie Ar...
Dec 23, 2020
OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation
HOUSTON - The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a cancelled season opener - and a $50,000 fine for the league's leading scorer. Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on We...
Dec 23, 2020
Respiratory therapist excited to be among Red Deer's first COVID-19 vaccine recipients
Sarah MacKenzie could barely contain her excitement over being one of the first healthcare workers in Red Deer to be inoculated for COVID-19. The respiratory therapist received what will be her first ...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court
WASHINGTON - A late-term manoeuvr by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep ...
Dec 23, 2020
Santa cruises through Sylvan Lake
The COVID-19 pandemic couldn't keep Santa Claus from paying a special visit to Sylvan Lake. After the Town of Sylvan Lake cancelled its annual Santa Parade at the end of November, several community me...
Dec 23, 2020
With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
WASHINGTON - The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret. President Donald Trump stood in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room, holiday garland and gleaming orname...
Dec 23, 2020
OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation
Houston's season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden's violation of the NBA's COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets wi...
Dec 23, 2020