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Charges pending after pedestrian dragged by vehicle near Gull Lake
An 18-year-old male is facing charges after a man was allegedly dragged by a vehicle during an incident Thursday night near Gull Lake. Rimbey RCMP say the incident happened just before 9 p.m. at Bridg...
Jun 19, 2020
Phillies: 5 players test positive for virus at Florida camp
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies say five players have tested positive for COVID-19 this week at the team's spring training complex in Clearwater, Florida. The team also said Friday that three...
Jun 19, 2020
AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
LOS ANGELES - The nation's largest movie theatre chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governm...
Jun 19, 2020
Feds relaxing new fuel standards in short term, but making them tougher by 2030
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is scaling back the government's planned Clean Fuel Standard in the short term to give the fossil fuel industry a bit more time to recover from the pan...
Jun 19, 2020
Former NFL-CFL player Vaughn Martin looking to help during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Life after football has been anything but dull for Vaughn Martin. After finishing his pro career in 2016 with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, Martin entered the business world, co-foundin...
Jun 19, 2020
Canadian international Lindsay Agnew signs with North Carolina Courage
CARY, N.C. - Canadian international Lindsay Agnew, who played for Sydney FC in Australia's W-League Grand Final in March, has signed a one-year contract plus an option with the defending NWSL cha...
Jun 19, 2020
Nunavut court approves teacher sex abuse class action against governments
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut court has approved a class-action lawsuit against the federal government and two territories over sex abuse of Inuit children by a teacher. Maurice Cloughley has already s...
Jun 19, 2020
Work stoppage in support of Juneteenth shuts down West Coast ports
VANCOUVER - Ports along the West Coast of Canada and the United States are quiet as workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union stop operations to support racial equality an...
Jun 19, 2020
Ponoka announces reopening of various facilities and activities
The splash park in Ponoka is once again open, as of Friday, June 19.It will be open daily from 10-1 and 1:30-6 with a half hour break each day to allow for Town staff to clean and disinfect the facili...
Jun 19, 2020
"Leprechaun Joe" still going strong in support of Make-A-Wish
An 85-year-old man planning to once again rappel down the side of Red Deer's Stantec building in a leprechaun suit this fall in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation is hoping you can help his fundrai...
Jun 19, 2020