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Ontario cities face tight timelines for 'opting out' of hosting cannabis shops
OTTAWA - With just weeks before legalization of cannabis for recreational use takes effect across Canada, municipalities are raising concerns over how pot sales will be regulated and who will foot the...
Aug 22, 2018
One dead, one injured in Kitchener, Ont., house explosion: police
KITCHENER, Ont. - A woman was killed and a man was airlifted to hospital after an explosion destroyed a home and started a fire in Kitchener, Ont., early Wednesday, authorities said as they worked to ...
Aug 22, 2018
'It's the right time:' Humboldt Broncos president steps down from executive
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The man who became the public face of the Humboldt Broncos in the days after the Saskatchewan junior hockey team’s bus crashed in April has stepped down as president of the org...
Aug 22, 2018
Key decision coming in battle over Greater Toronto Area real estate data
TORONTO - The end might be near for a seven-year battle that has kept the public from easily finding sales data for homes in the Greater Toronto Area. The Supreme Court of Canada said it will announce...
Aug 22, 2018
Fleming wins PGA of Alberta Championshjp
Riley Fleming of the National Golf Academy won the 2018 PGA of Alberta Championship at Red Deer's River Bend Golf and Recreation Area. Fleming turned in a two-round score of 134 (66, 68) to win the ti...
Aug 22, 2018
New Business License Bylaw in the works
All businesses operating in The City of Red Deer will require a business license if City Council approves a new Business License Bylaw which heard first reading this week. Erin Stuart, Inspections and...
Aug 22, 2018
Canada's Friesen in field as NASCAR Truck Series comes north for playoff race
Canada’s Stewart Friesen has made big strides since adding full-time racing duties in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to his already busy calendar. His next stop on the circuit will be a p...
Aug 22, 2018
Montreal Alouettes go from model franchise to the CFL basement
These are indeed troubled times for the Montreal Alouettes. They’ve lost six straight games and appear destined to miss the playoffs for a fourth straight season. It’s been a quick fall fr...
Aug 22, 2018
Luckiest Or Unluckiest Man In The World?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The (Un)Luckiest Man Frane Selak, of Croatia, has a reputation as the world's luckiest man (or unluckiest, depending on your outlook). He's said to have su...
Aug 22, 2018
Fearsome Cassowary Nose Bone Decoration From New Guinea
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Nose Bone Ornament Ripley's has showcased many unusual and rare artifacts from its collection hailing from the culturally rich islands of Papua New Guinea....
Aug 22, 2018