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Impact, Whitecaps to open July 9 at MLS tourney in Florida, one day ahead of TFC
TORONTO - The Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps will be the first Canadian teams out of the blocks at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida. And the good news for both is they each avoid the unw...
Jun 24, 2020
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...
Jun 24, 2020
United Way Central Alberta honours Distinguished Volunteer of the Year
United Way Central Alberta would like to announce that our Distinguished Volunteer of the Year Award winner for 2020 is Edie Hiebert. Edie joins a long list of exceptional United Way volunteers who ha...
Jun 24, 2020
Insurance business owner leaving Red Deer for Gasoline Alley after council decision
John Ponto has owned and operated his travel insurance business in Red Deer for over three decades, and with his daughter part of the company he expects it to go on for several more decades. But that ...
Jun 24, 2020
Retiring Red Deer Public Schools superintendent receives farewell parade
It was an emotional farewell outside the central office of Red Deer Public Schools on Wednesday.After a 33-year career in education, Stu Henry, Superintendent of Schools, is retiring.In a surprise par...
Jun 24, 2020
Source: CFL running back James Wilder Jr., has decided to retire from football
James Wilder Jr., has given up waiting for the CFL. A CFL source said Wednesday that the Montreal Alouettes running back has decided to retire. The source added Wilder made the decision, in part, due ...
Jun 24, 2020
Rocky RCMP Report June 18-22
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...
Jun 24, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Several Blue Jays players test positive for COVID-19, source says
Several players and staff members on the Toronto Blue Jays have tested positive for COVID-19, a source has told The Canadian Press. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not ...
Jun 24, 2020
'Isolation Stories' turns lens on actors at home, pandemic
LOS ANGELES - When Jeff Pope and his family were sickened by COVID-19, getting well was the first concern. That accomplished, the British writer-producer decided to make timely art out of the pandemic...
Jun 24, 2020
Calgary sets timelines, announces design, construction firms for Flames arena
Calgary will start construction on an event centre that will be the new home of the NHL's Flames in August, 2021. Calgary's municipal land corporation revealed Wednesday the design architect...
Jun 24, 2020