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After bitter labour dispute, Canadian rugby sevens men happy to be playing again
Its boycott over, the Canadian men’s sevens team leaves Saturday for the first event of the 2018-19 HSBC World Rugby Seven’s Series in Dubai. While the Canadian men worked out on their own...
Nov 22, 2018
Feds studying birth tourism as new data shows higher non-resident birth rates
OTTAWA - With new research showing that more babies are born in Canada to foreign residents than Statistics Canada realized, the federal government is studying the issue of “birth tourism”...
Nov 22, 2018
Local motorists reminded of school bus safety rules
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is reminding local motorists of the rules of the road regarding school bus safety. In Sylvan Lake, Blackfalds, Innisfail, Rocky Mountain House and surrounding commun...
Nov 22, 2018
Russian court challenges International Olympic Committee
MOSCOW - With a pair of gold medals at stake, a Russian court has issued a ruling that directly challenges the authority of the International Olympic Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. ...
Nov 22, 2018
Calgarian dies of influenza, first in Alberta this season
Alberta has recorded its first flu-related death this season. Numbers released by Alberta Health Services on Thursday show one person in the Calgary Zone died this week from a lab-confirmed case of in...
Nov 22, 2018
Committee recommends how Humboldt Broncos donations should be divided
SASKATOON - A committee recommending how to distribute $15.2 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says more money should be given to the families of those who die...
Nov 22, 2018
B.C. Opposition Liberals question Speaker's actions in legislature probe
VICTORIA - Party house leaders at the British Columbia legislature rejected a plan by the Speaker to appoint his special adviser to replace the sergeant-at-arms on an acting basis before legislators v...
Nov 22, 2018
First legal cannabis store opens in Red Deer
Dozens of people lined up early Thursday morning to be the first to legally purchase recreational cannabis in Red Deer. The city's first legal cannabis dispensary - Greentown - opened at 10 a.m. at 51...
Nov 22, 2018
Thanksgiving parade recognizes music great Aretha Franklin
DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s family members travelled in Ford Mustangs to honour the late music great and a high school marching band performed her signature tunes Thursday during Detroit’s...
Nov 22, 2018
Tennis great Billie Jean King feted for 75th birthday
NEW YORK - Billie Jean King is celebrating her 75th birthday, which lands on Thanksgiving this year. The tennis great recently hosted a birthday party at the New-York Historical Society that included ...
Nov 22, 2018