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Toronto FC loans Ryan Telfer to York 9 FC and three others to Ottawa Fury FC
Toronto FC has loaned midfielder Ryan Telfer to York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League for the 2019 season. The MLS side also sent midfielder Aidan Daniels, Toronto FC 2 defender Robert Boskovic, an...
Mar 06, 2019

Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright suspended 80 games for HGH
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright will sit out the first 80 games of the season after testing positive for Human Growth Hormone, a second suspension for the knuckleballer who mis...
Mar 06, 2019
Ottawa to end funding to aid group that has sent homeopaths to Honduras
MONTREAL - A Quebec-based aid group offering controversial homeopathic therapies in Honduras will no longer receive funding from the federal government after the 2019-20 fiscal year, Global Affairs Ca...
Mar 06, 2019

Composting at home program registration now open
The City of Red Deer is ready to help residents dig in and make compost for their yards and gardens with the annual Composting at Home program. Warmer temperatures are on the way, and to prepare for g...
Mar 06, 2019

Special forces looks at recruiting off the street amid shifting demands
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces are considering whether to recruit elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several...
Mar 06, 2019

Friends of Medicare and Public Interest Alberta to host Citizens' Forum on Health Care & Seniors' Issues
Friends of Medicare and Public Interest Alberta will be hosting a non-partisan Citizens’ Forum where advocates and experts from across the province will explore topics about health care and seni...
Mar 06, 2019
Music museums keeping Michael Jackson exhibits on display
NASHVILLE - Megastar Michael Jackson’s musical legacy has been getting critically reappraised after a new documentary rekindled allegations of child sexual abuse, but at least two music museums ...
Mar 06, 2019

Red Deer man charged for break and enters in Lacombe
A Red Deer Man has been charged following an investigation that led to the discovery of stolen property and break and enter tools in Lacombe. The investigation began on February 22 when members of the...
Mar 06, 2019
The Tragic Origins Of Peter The Wild Boy
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! His headstone simply reads "Peter the Wild Boy, 1785." For his entire odd life, that was his moniker. Was Peter a feral child or was he afflicted with a ra...
Mar 06, 2019

Preserved Sailor Skin With Tattoos
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For as long as people have been tattooing themselves, they have also sought methods to remove ink from their bodies. Today, lasers provide some of the most...
Mar 06, 2019