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Buy an apple tree to help support Red Deer Hospice
Apple trees are symbols of love and healing, two things the community needs right now, say officials with the Red Deer Hospice Society.Central Albertans can purchase an apple tree as a thoughtful gift...
Oct 06, 2021

Jays GM Atkins excited about potential in off-season to build upon team's progress
TORONTO - With a strong core anchored by some of the game's top young players, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins is feeling bullish about the team's possibilities entering the off-season. A Septem...
Oct 06, 2021

COVID numbers begin slow decline, but Alberta adds 26 more deaths
Starting with provincial numbers today, where sadly, 26 more people have been reported dead in the last day due to COVID-19.That brings the provincial death toll is now 2,804, up 107 in the last week ...
Oct 06, 2021

Central Alberta shooting suspect arrested
One of two men charged in connection with a shooting in Maskwacis over the summer is now in police custody.On Oct. 4, Maskwacis RCMP with the assistance of Wetaskiwin RCMP arrested 20-year-old Shayden...
Oct 06, 2021

Champagnie felt immediate connection to Raptors out of 16-17 teams he practised for
TORONTO - Justin Champagnie has an unwavering belief in himself, and once he sets a target, he says, he usually hits it. "I always had a dream in mind of making it to the NBA and playing here," the 20...
Oct 06, 2021

Judicial recount gives Trudeau's Liberals one more victory in Quebec
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals say they've picked up another seat in Quebec after a judicial recount. They say incumbent Brenda Shanahan will be returning to Parliament after the recount declared her the w...
Oct 06, 2021

Nova Scotia's top court finds systemic discrimination of people with disabilities
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's highest court has concluded there is systemic discrimination in the province against people with disabilities who are seeking services and housing in the community. In a landma...
Oct 06, 2021

Toronto Six women start a more "normal" second season in Premier Hockey Federation
Home games, fans and congregating in their own locker room are hockey-season cornerstones the Toronto Six didn't get in its expansion year. The COVID-19 pandemic not only limited the Six to a seven-ga...
Oct 06, 2021

Canada names women's cricket team for ICC World Cup Americans Qualifier
TORONTO - Kamna Mirchandan will captain Canada at the ICC 2022 Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier later this month in Mexico. The tournament, which also features Argentina, Brazil and the U.S., ...
Oct 06, 2021

McConnell offers Dems short-term debt fix amid standoff
WASHINGTON (AP) - Edging back from a perilous standoff, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday told Democrats he would allow an emergency debt limit extension into December, offering a ...
Oct 06, 2021