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Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
WASHINGTON - A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument - and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a foghorn fr...
Feb 10, 2021
Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump's words
WASHINGTON - House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot as they painted Trump as a...
Feb 10, 2021
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78
LOS ANGELES - Larry Flynt, who turned Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, has died at age 78. His nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr., told The Associated...
Feb 10, 2021
Veer says all options being considered after Wood Buffalo takes back local EMS dispatch
Red Deer's mayor says the city will continue looking at its options regarding ambulance dispatch in the community.Following a unanimous vote Tuesday by council for the Regional Municipality of Wood Bu...
Feb 10, 2021
Red Deer had seven opioid-related deaths in November
Newly released figures from the Alberta government show seven people died in Red Deer in November due to opioid poisoning.That brings the number of opioid-related fatalities in Red Deer through the fi...
Feb 10, 2021
One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...
Feb 10, 2021
Struggling Canucks hope practice, rest can help turn around dismal season
VANCOUVER - Coach Travis Green knows his Vancouver Canucks aren't feeling their best coming off a disastrous road swing. After dropping five games in a row, that's no surprise. "I'm not going to sit h...
Feb 10, 2021
Major League Soccer still mum on where Canadian teams will play in 2021
MLS commissioner Don Garber was short on optimism and answers Wednesday when asked whether the three Canadian teams might start the season in their home markets. "You know what is going on in Canada i...
Feb 10, 2021
Red Deer with 289 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta confirmed 339 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 10,873 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the province...
Feb 10, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 10
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Feb 10, 2021