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Canada's Bouchard through to Luxembourg semifinals after Petkovic retires
LUXEMBOURG - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the semifinal of the Luxembourg Open tennis tournament on Thursday when her quarterfinal opponent, Andrea Petkovic of Germany, retired with a l...
Oct 18, 2018
Crawford, Despatie, Allen, Keon, Adams, Baker enter Hall in athlete category
TORONTO - Cross-country skier Chandra Crawford was on top of the sporting world in 2006 when she won a surprise gold at the Turin Olympics. The result she’s most proud of came eight years later ...
Oct 18, 2018
Top general takes aim at new reports of military sexual assault
OTTAWA - Canada’s top general is taking no comfort from the fact the number of sexual assaults reported to military authorities more than doubled last year, after suggestions the increase repres...
Oct 18, 2018
Red Deer Minor Football to build new storage facility in Rosedale
Work may start next spring on a new storage/change room facility for Red Deer Minor Football (RDMF) at their home base in Rosedale. On Wednesday, The City's Municipal Planning Commission approved a de...
Oct 18, 2018
Federal court: Salmon must have protection from warm water
PORTLAND, Ore. - A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must come up with a plan to protect salmon from warm water temperatures, which can be fatal for the fish specie...
Oct 18, 2018
B.C. teen gives away tickets to Ellen Degeneres show, plans O Canada welcome
VANCOUVER - A 14-year-old girl’s quest to give away two tickets to Ellen Degeneres’s appearance in Vancouver has turned into an 82-ticket giveaway complete with all the “winners̶...
Oct 18, 2018
Brewers welcome tariff exemption on imports of U.S. aluminum cans
TORONTO - Canada’s beer producers have welcomed the federal government’s decision to exempt from tariffs most beer cans imported from the United States. The Canadian government set the tar...
Oct 18, 2018
CFL West Division playoff picture features 64 different permutations
TORONTO - Muddled doesn’t begin to describe the CFL West Division’s playoff picture. According to the league, a potential of 64 different playoff permutations currently exist. All six rema...
Oct 18, 2018
How Many Spiders Are You Swallowing While You Sleep?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Oct 18, 2018
Nevada’s Breathtaking Valley Of Fire Blazes In The Sunlight
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Valley Of Fire Located about 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Valley of Fire State Park contains striking examples of Aztec Sandstone peeri...
Oct 18, 2018