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Thompson has torn Achilles tendon, expected to miss season
SAN FRANCISCO - Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon and is expected to miss the upcoming season, the team said Thursday. The team said in a tweet that a...
Nov 19, 2020
Man remains in hospital following altercation with Red Deer RCMP
A 40-year-old man remains in hospital after he was injured during an altercation with RCMP in Red Deer last weekend. A media release states that on Nov. 15, just prior to midnight, a Red Deer RCMP mem...
Nov 19, 2020
Drayton Valley RCMP Report: November 12 - November 19
November 128:58 am - Brazeau County - Elk River Road - Vehicle went off the road and struck a tree trying to avoid a moose.10:06 am - Drayton Valley - 50 Street - Multiple alarm hits to a business. Me...
Nov 19, 2020
Drayton Valley teen facing charges after RCMP execute 41 warrants in prolific offenders initiative
A Drayton Valley teenager is among several individuals facing multiple charges after the Western Alberta District (WAD) RCMP Rural Crime Reduction Unit (RCRU) conducted a planned warrant initiative to...
Nov 19, 2020
Border officer can't recall where idea to collect Meng's phone passcodes came from
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport before her arrest two years ago says he can't recall whose idea it was to collect the pas...
Nov 19, 2020
'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize
LONDON - Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for "Shuggie Bain," the story of a boy's turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart, 44, won the pr...
Nov 19, 2020
Traffic signal replacement coming at downtown intersection
The City of Red Deer is advising motorists of a prolonged traffic disruption at the intersection of 51 Street and 49 Avenue.It'll commence starting at 7:00 a.m. this Monday, November 23 until 4:00 p.m...
Nov 19, 2020
Woodbine Entertainment announces that jockey has tested positive for COVID-19
TORONTO - A jockey based at Woodbine Racetrack has tested positive for COVID-19.Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Thursday, but didn't divulge the identity of the jockey. As per the per the...
Nov 19, 2020
Federal figures on COVID-19 aid provide window into who needed the help
OTTAWA - Newly released data on emergency COVID-19 aid shows that some of the country's highest income earners used a key benefit for workers. The $2,000-a-month Canada Emergency Response Benefit paid...
Nov 19, 2020
Alek Minassian fantasized about mass shootings, court hears
TORONTO - A psychiatrist at the trial of the man behind Toronto's van attack says Alek Minassian had a long history of fantasizing about shooting other people.Dr. Rebecca Chauhan, who was hired by the...
Nov 19, 2020