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Red Deer baseball athlete in pursuit of Olympic dreams
A young athlete from Red Deer is among the top 100 in the country named to the first-ever RBC Training Ground National Final to be hosted in Calgary this month.Adam Turgeon, 16, was nominated to the f...
Sep 03, 2019 Adam Turgeon, 16, of Red Deer, is one of 100 'next generation' athletes from across Canada identified to compete in the RBC Training Ground National Final to be held in Calgary on Sept. 14. (Photo: Shauna Giesbrecht)
Donaldson, Foltynewicz power Braves to 6th straight win
ATLANTA - Josh Donaldson doubled and drove in three runs, Mike Foltynewicz pitched five scoreless innings, and the streaking Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game with a 7-2 victory over the To...
Sep 03, 2019
Honeymoon will have to wait for Traer and Scrubb, who's in China for World Cup
DONGGUAN, China - Catherine Traer and Thomas Scrubb were working out last summer on the basketball court Traer's dad Rick had built in the family's backyard. The two players work out there regularly b...
Sep 03, 2019
North Carolina judges toss districts drawn for GOP advantage
RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina judicial panel rejected state legislative district maps Tuesday, saying legislators took extreme advantage in drawing voting districts to help elect a maximum number o...
Sep 03, 2019
Foreign share of production in Alberta’s oilsands falls from 33% to 16%, analysis shows
When it comes to talking about how the northern Alberta oilsands have lost their lustre for foreign investors, Satoshi Abe sounds a lot like his Canadian counterparts."I think Canada itself creates si...
Sep 03, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Canada tops Brazil 7-0 to lock up softball berth at Tokyo 2020
SURREY, B.C. - Kaleigh Rafter's voice trembled Sunday as she talked about helping Canada's women's softball team clinch a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. "I love this country, I love softball, I love...
Sep 03, 2019
Red Deer passes fireworks bylaw
City council has given second and third readings to a bylaw regulating the sale, possession and use of fireworks in Red Deer. Effective immediately, a fireworks permit is required for the use of all f...
Sep 03, 2019
Mounties investigating 'targeted' shooting downtown
City Mounties are investigating what they believe was a targeted shooting in downtown Red Deer on Tuesday. RCMP responded to an area near 53 Avenue where the incident took place shortly before noon. "...
Sep 03, 2019
RCMP find vehicle of missing army reservist with alleged links to hate group
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mounties say they have located a vehicle belonging to an army reservist relieved of his duties over allegations that he belongs to a neo-Nazi group. RCMP have said Patrik Mathews w...
Sep 03, 2019
Chinese companies commit to Alberta oilsands despite setbacks
While some European and U.S. companies cut their exposure to the Canadian oilsands, China's Big Three oil giants - CNOOC, PetroChina and Sinopec - seem content to let their bets ride even if the resul...
Sep 03, 2019 (The Canadian Press)