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County allocates $250,000 in grant money for community organizations
Red Deer County council has given the go-ahead to allocate a quarter of a million dollars in grant money to over a dozen community groups within the county. During its regular meeting Tuesday, council...
Oct 30, 2018
In the Rings: Outgoing Sportsnet exec calls Slam series a 'real success story'
TORONTO - The big feather in Scott Moore’s cap as he leaves his position as Sportsnet president is that he helped the company land a long-term deal with the National Hockey League. It can be eas...
Oct 30, 2018
Prison watchdog says politicians need to put McClintic transfer 'behind us'
OTTAWA - When politicians use particular criminal cases to inflame their supporters it doesn’t help public safety, Canada’s corrections ombudsman said Tuesday. While ombudsman Ivan Zinger ...
Oct 30, 2018
Infantino expects release of info from cyberattack on FIFA
LONDON - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is braced for a release of private information gained by hackers after world soccer’s governing body said its computer network was subject to another cyb...
Oct 30, 2018
Driver passes away from injuries suffered in crash near Ponoka
Police say a 77-year-old man involved in a serious collision on the QEII Highway on Oct. 9 has now passed away. The crash happened just after 10 p.m. just north of the Highway 53 exit. RCMP say a Dodg...
Oct 30, 2018
Hawaii Supreme Court upholds permit for giant telescope
HONOLULU - After years of delay, including lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those willing to be arrested for blocking construction crews, builders of a giant telescope plan to move f...
Oct 30, 2018
CNN goes after Trump in wake of explosive devices
NEW YORK - CNN’s management has taken an aggressive stance against attacks from President Donald Trump after the network was sent explosive devices from a man who allegedly targeted Trump’...
Oct 30, 2018
Authorities: 3 dead with gunshot wounds in rural Georgia
FOLKSTON, Ga. - Authorities said Tuesday evening that they are investigating the shootings of two women and a 15-year-old boy found dead at a home in rural southeast Georgia as an apparent double homi...
Oct 30, 2018
New statistics point to increases in pot, cigarette smoking
OTTAWA - New Health Canada figures say Canadians over 25 smoked more tobacco and cannabis last year than they did two years before. Health Canada closely tracks trends in tobacco, alcohol and drug use...
Oct 30, 2018
American missionary killed in Cameroon amid armed conflict
YAOUNDE, Cameroon - An American missionary died Tuesday after being shot in the head amid fighting between armed separatists and soldiers in northwestern Cameroon, the director of the regional hospita...
Oct 30, 2018