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Big 105 and The Drive Garage Sale nets over $2,500 for Ronald McDonald House of Central Alberta
Local garage salers helped out a great cause and made off with some sweet deals at the Big 105 and The Drive Garage Sale on Saturday. Event organizers say $2,543.15 has been given to Ronald McDonald H...
May 26, 2018
Bale's scissor-kick gives Madrid 3rd straight European title
KIEV, Ukraine - With his back to goal but eyes on the incoming cross, Gareth Bale connected with the ball while leaping in the air and sent a scissor-kick arcing into the top of the net. Fusing athlet...
May 26, 2018
Breaking down the Pats and the Titan ahead of the 100th Memorial Cup final
REGINA - The 100th Memorial Cup will be decided at Brandt Centre on Sunday night when the host Regina Pats take on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Here’s a br...
May 26, 2018
Some Irish-Canadian residents celebrate Irish abortion referendum result
MONTREAL - Michelle Sweeney said there was no way a mere 7,000 kilometres could stop her from making the journey from Vancouver to Dublin to vote in Friday’s historic Irish referendum on abortio...
May 26, 2018
Victims of residential schools to be remembered in Red Deer June 11
Students at Red Deer's Ecole Barrie Wilson Elementary School took time on Friday to learn more about a day set aside to honour the lives of Aboriginal children who died or went missing while attending...
May 26, 2018
Out of control wildfire prompts restriction around Allie Lake, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Members of the public are no longer allowed in the area around Allie Lake, B.C., where one of the first large wildfires of the 2018 season is blazing out of control. The B.C. Wildfire...
May 26, 2018
UFC fighter Nick Diaz arrested on domestic violence charge
LAS VEGAS - UFC middleweight fighter Nick Diaz has been arrested in Las Vegas on allegations of domestic violence. Clark County jail records indicate the 35-year-old was booked Thursday night on suspi...
May 26, 2018
Monument honours famous WWI war dog Stubby
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - A new monument in Connecticut honours service animals with a statue of one of the nation’s most famous war dogs. The sculpture, “Stubby Salutes,” was unveiled Sat...
May 26, 2018
Red Deer man charged in off highway vehicle arrest
A Red Deer man has been charged after RCMP in Rocky Mountain House arrested a man during off highway vehicle patrols over the May long weekend. It happened around 12:15 p.m. on May 20 when Mounties we...
May 26, 2018
Fulham secures EPL return, windfall of at least $210m
LONDON - Fulham secured a return to the Premier League after four years away and a windfall of at least $210 million by beating Aston Villa 1-0 in the second-tier English playoff final on Saturday. To...
May 26, 2018