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New Canadian rugby league franchise to be known as the Ottawa Aces
Ottawa has a new team wearing red and black - rugby league's Ottawa Aces. Toronto Wolfpack co-founder Eric Perez unveiled details of his new franchise Monday in Ottawa. The Aces are slated to begin pl...
Mar 11, 2020
Virus locks down Italy amid global push to contain outbreak
ROME - The boisterous hum of Rome dwindled to a whisper and police patrols kept people apart in cafes as Italy enforced an extraordinary, sweeping lockdown in hopes of not becoming the next epicenter ...
Mar 11, 2020
$16,000 grant supports Family School Enhancement Program in Sylvan Lake
SYLVAN LAKE- cole Our Lady of the Rosary School and cole Mother Teresa Catholic School will receive $16,000 for their Family School Enhancement Program."Our goal through this grant is to build communi...
Mar 11, 2020
Terrace Ridge School hosts latest Ice Cream Sandwich Pop-up Sale
LACOMBE- There is nothing better than seeing kids jump in, take to task and love every minute of it.The latest Cilantro and Chive Ice Cream Sandwich Pop-up Sale took place at Terrace Ridge School in L...
Mar 11, 2020 (Grade 6 students helped Cilantro
and Chive Owner Rieley Kay serve up our “Black Forest Cake” Ice Cream Sandwich
to 173 student peers and staff over the lunch hour on March 10)
Harry, Meghan do their last royal job at Commonwealth event
LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are making made their final appearance as senior royals at Westminster Abbey, joining Queen Elizabeth II and other members of Britain's royal family Monday ...
Mar 11, 2020
Weinstein faces sentencing, prison in landmark #MeToo case
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is back in court Wednesday for the final act of the rape trial that landed him behind bars: a sentencing hearing where the once-powerful film producer will learn just how l...
Mar 11, 2020
Sport groups invited to participate in Xplore Sport Day
RED DEER- Xplore Sport Day, Red Deer's annual celebration of sport, is happening Saturday, May 9 in conjunction with the annual Women's Fun Run. The City of Red Deer is seeking applications from local...
Mar 11, 2020
Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose
ROME - Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an infir...
Mar 11, 2020
'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90
COPENHAGEN - Max von Sydow, the self-described "shy boy"-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he play...
Mar 11, 2020
Manitoba government says budget will tackle possible coronavirus effects
WINNIPEG - It's budget day in Manitoba and the Progressive Conservative government says the new fiscal plan will take into consideration the economic effects of the novel coronavirus. Premier Brian Pa...
Mar 11, 2020