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US stepping up Earth's protection from asteroids, comets
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to protect the planet from incoming asteroids that could wipe out entire regions or even continents. The National Science and Technolo...
Jun 20, 2018
Guatemalan man recalls fear, agony of separation from child
PROVO, Utah - Three-year-old Genesis Gonzalez Lopez giggled excitedly as she played with her father at a sunny Utah park, zipping down a slide again and again into his arms. The happy scene this week ...
Jun 20, 2018
Police video from Las Vegas shooting shows chaos, confusion
LAS VEGAS - Police body camera videos released Wednesday show the chaos and confusion Las Vegas police officers and first responders faced at a mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip as waves of wounded...
Jun 20, 2018
Police: Bear that mauled searcher likely killed Alaska hiker
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Authorities in Alaska’s largest city said they believe the same brown bear killed a hiker who had gone missing and attacked a volunteer who was looking for him Wednesday. The...
Jun 20, 2018
Snider, Merrill headline Canada's 23-man roster for world lacrosse championship
OTTAWA - Geoff Snider and Brodie Merrill will don the red and white for a fourth time as they and 21 other players were named to Canada’s roster for the upcoming men’s field lacrosse champ...
Jun 20, 2018
Local Olympian participates in Amazing Race Canada
An Olympian from the central Alberta area will soon be featured on the big screen in a much different way. Skeleton bronze medalist Mellisa Hollingsworth, who grew up on an Eckville ranch, is featured...
Jun 20, 2018
Delvin Breaux getting up to speed on return to Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence
CALGARY - Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence says he threatened to cry for eight straight days if Delvin Breaux didn’t choose Steeltown for his return to the CFL. Lawrence was joking...
Jun 20, 2018
Quebec once against changing high school history textbooks, second time since 2016
MONTREAL - Quebec is once again replacing its high school history textbooks, this time to include more content on the country’s Indigenous peoples. It is the second time since 2016 that the gove...
Jun 20, 2018
Red Deerians come together for World Refugee Day
Make friends with people and be a good neighbour. That is one of the overarching messages for World Refugee Day in Red Deer, which took place on Wednesday with a number of activities at The Hub on Ros...
Jun 20, 2018
True-Line Homes strikes it big for Boys and Girls Club
A highly successful slo-pitch tournament held in Blackfalds is putting more than $14,000 in the pockets of Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer. True-Line Homes has hosted the tournament for the last decad...
Jun 20, 2018