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Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5
TORONTO - Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Semyon Varlamov shut out the team that drafted him and the New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beat...
Aug 20, 2020
ATM stolen from Ghost Pine General Store
This morning at approximately 5:30 a.m., Innisfail RCMP responded to a break and enter at the Ghost Pine General Store.Investigation revealed two suspects gained entry to the store and hooked up the a...
Aug 20, 2020
Minnesota wins NBA draft lottery, rights to No. 1 pick
The NBA draft lottery was delayed three months. The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly feeling like the wait was worthwhile. The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pi...
Aug 20, 2020
Critics say spending on Alberta wilderness area inadequate
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it will upgrade facilities in the province's west-central backcountry where increased use has left behind garbage, damaged sites and human waste.Critics say the ...
Aug 20, 2020
Feds and Ontario reach agreement with 3M to make N95 masks in Brockville, Ont.
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments have secured an agreement with 3M that will see the company produce N95 masks at a facility in Brockville, Ont., a spokesman for the provin...
Aug 20, 2020
AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William B...
Aug 20, 2020
Red Deer boy's leukemia battle featured on Times Square billboard
The family of a young Red Deer boy battling leukemia is hoping their son's recent appearance on the Times Square billboard in New York City will help raise support and awareness of childhood cancers.J...
Aug 20, 2020
Man charged in death of 15-year-old from northern Alberta First Nation
JOHN DOR PRAIRIE, Alta. - Police have charged a man in the death of a 15-year-old girl from a northern Alberta First Nation.Roderica Ribbonleg of Little Red River Cree Nation was last seen July 5 in t...
Aug 20, 2020
Hinshaw decries COVID-19 shaming as Alberta records 103 new cases
Alberta reported an additional 103 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday to bring the province's total to 12,604.The number of active cases is listed as 1,084, a decrease of 23, while the number of recoveries...
Aug 20, 2020
Quebec trampoline and laser tag centre turns to homeschooling, sparking controversy
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area trampoline and laser tag centre is offering homeschooling services to parents worried about sending their kids back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
Aug 20, 2020