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Rainbow crosswalks signal start of Central Alberta Pride 2018
Travelling around Red Deer over the next week, you're likely going to see a lot of rainbows. Central Alberta Pride Week features a long line-up of events, many of which are family friendly, and organi...
Aug 9, 2018
Heavy police presence as Hells Angels hold national gathering near Montreal
MONTREAL - In what police describe as an elaborate show of force, up to 700 Hells Angels bikers and associates are expected to descend on a rural Quebec town this weekend for their annual national gat...
Aug 9, 2018

Pence outlines US Space Force plan for 'next battlefield'
WASHINGTON - Pointing to growing threats and competition from Russia and China, the White House on Thursday announced ambitious plans to create the U.S. Space Force as a sixth, separate military warfi...
Aug 9, 2018

Toronto FC midfielder Marky Delgado offers video proof of Felipe foul
VANCOUVER - While the Vancouver Whitecaps didn’t like the decision to send Brazilian Felipe off for a tackle on Toronto FC’s Marky Delgado in the first leg of the Canadian Championship fin...
Aug 9, 2018

Kawhi Leonard thanks Spurs in first comments since trade to Toronto
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard thanks the Spurs’ fans and organization and said he is looking forward to the “next chapter” in his NBA career in his first comments since being traded form S...
Aug 9, 2018

Supreme Court refuses to hear bid to halt murder trial over delays
OTTAWA - A former soldier facing a murder charge in Ontario has lost a bid to halt his trial over concerns about delays in the case. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear Adam Picard’s ch...
Aug 9, 2018
Ruck wins 200 at Pan Pacific, Ledecky gets 3rd
TOKYO - Taylor Ruck almost psyched herself out before the race even started. Knowing she was swimming against five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky in the 200-meter freestyle on Thursday at the Pan...
Aug 9, 2018

Canadian international striker Janine Beckie joins Manchester City women's team
Canadian international striker Janine Beckie has joined the Manchester City women’s team in a transfer from Sky Blue FC of the NWSL. Beckie who turns 24 on Aug. 20, signed with the English team ...
Aug 9, 2018
Osheaga concert-goer wants class-action suit over tardy headline act Travis Scott
MONTREAL - A frustrated Osheaga concert-goer is seeking to sue the promoter after last Friday’s headline act showed up late and after she had left. Travis Scott, a popular U.S. rapper, arrived n...
Aug 9, 2018

Sweden to Russia: Release hunger-striking Ukraine filmmaker
COPENHAGEN - Sweden is calling on Russia to release a Ukrainian filmmaker on hunger strike, saying it’s worried about his “deteriorating health condition.” Swedish Foreign Minister M...
Aug 9, 2018