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Canadian men finish 13th in disappointing weekend at USA Sevens in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Captain Nate Hirayama scored 16 points as Canada defeated Wales 21-12 on Sunday to finish a disappointing 13th at the HSBC USA Sevens. The Canadian men had hoped for a good showing at Sam ...
Mar 03, 2019
Canada's de Bruin, Bujnowski takes world championship bronze in women's bobsled
WHISTLER, B.C. - Canada’s Christine de Bruin is taking a pair of special birthday presents home from the bobsled world championships in Whistler, B.C. The native of Stony Plain, Alta., slid to s...
Mar 03, 2019
Tellez's first homer of pre-season helps lift Blue Jays over Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Rowdy Tellez hit his first home run of the pre-season to help lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 comeback win over the New York Yankees on Sunday in spring training action. TellezR...
Mar 03, 2019
Supportive living facility opens in Red Deer County
A new local designated supportive living facility has opened up in Red Deer County. The first residents moved into The Hamlets at Red Deer (338 Liberty Ave.) earlier in February. Located southwest of ...
Mar 03, 2019
Pot confiscation at Canadian border increased in weeks after legalization: stats
OTTAWA - The number of cannabis confiscations at the Canadian border increased more than 60 per cent year-over-year in the first six weeks after pot legalization, new statistics show. The Canada Borde...
Mar 03, 2019
Shop teachers from Chinook's Edge and Olds College collaborate on training
Chinook’s Edge School Division shop instructors have become the students over the last two years, benefiting from a grant-initiated program which saw teachers be taught by their counterparts fro...
Mar 03, 2019
Don't leave your car running and unattended, say RCMP
Red Deer RCMP are reminding citizens to not leave their cars running and unattended. “Vehicles left running and unattended present a crime of opportunity for criminals,” the detachment sta...
Mar 03, 2019
QMHJL team in mourning after player dies of apparent complications from epilepsy
MONTREAL - A Quebec major junior hockey team says one of its players has died, apparently from complications from epilepsy. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada says Alec Reid, 18, died Sunday morning sur...
Mar 03, 2019
Meng Wanzhou alleges her constitutional rights were breached by RCMP, CBSA
VANCOUVER - The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has filed a notice of civil claim alleging “serious violations” of her constitutional rights, accusing officers of detaining ...
Mar 03, 2019
Electronics store broken into twice in two days in city's northeast
Red Deer RCMP are looking for public assistance to help identify the suspects in two separate break-ins at an electronics store last weekend. Police say it was Feb. 24 at around 5:30 a.m. when they re...
Mar 03, 2019