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Canada's Achonwa says regardless of election's outcome, the work is far from done
It's mornings like Wednesday that leave Natalie Achonwa exhausted. The Canadian women's basketball player was just heading to bed in Schio, Italy, when polling reports of the U.S. presidential electio...
Nov 04, 2020
Passengers can soon apply for numbers aimed at ending no-fly mix-ups: Public Safety
OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada says travellers will be able to apply within two weeks for unique codes intended to prevent no-fly list mismatches. The "Canadian Travel Number" is a key step in revampin...
Nov 04, 2020
Ottawa cyclist Michael Woods finishes second in 14th stage of Spanish Vuelta
ORENSE, Spain - Ottawa cyclist Michael Woods finished second in Wednesday's 14th stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Woods narrowly missed his second stage win of the event, finishing just behind Tim We...
Nov 04, 2020
Rocky airport terminal may finally get an upgrade
Rocky Mountain House town council will be seeking input from stakeholders at an open house on what to do with the community's aging airport terminal.The Town of Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater Cou...
Nov 04, 2020
Grade 11 student starts magazine to break stigma around mental illness
A Red Deer teen is using personal experience to break the stigma around mental illness, one magazine submission at a time.Sophia Lia, a Grade 11 student at Notre Dame High School, launched her self-ti...
Nov 04, 2020
NDP to put wealth tax for pandemic expenses on Commons agenda: Singh
OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will use an upcoming chance to set the agenda in the House of Commons to push for a new tax on wealthy people and those who made massive profit...
Nov 04, 2020
Zverev denies domestic abuse accusation by ex-girlfriend
PARIS - Alexander Zverev again denied accusations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend who said the German tennis player tried to strangle her with a pillow before last year's U.S. Open. Zver...
Nov 04, 2020
Close U.S. election shows power of individual vote, Americans in Canada say
TORONTO - The closely contested U.S. election has brought home the power of the individual voter for Americans in Canada who hail from the handful of toss-up states that will decide who occupies the W...
Nov 04, 2020
Red Deer woman arrested in Ponoka for truck theft
A Red Deer woman is facing charges after a stolen truck was recovered in Ponoka last week.On Oct. 30 shortly after 9:00 a.m., an RCMP member associated to a unit outside of Ponoka was travelling to wo...
Nov 04, 2020
Man dies following rollover near Castor
A 73-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning just south of Castor.RCMP say the truck was headed northbound on Highway 36 near Highway 12 around 6:30 a.m. when it rolled into...
Nov 04, 2020