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Spring run-off leads to downtown road closure
Localized flooding from Piper Creek's spring run-off in downtown Red Deer has led to a portion of 43 Street to be closed off to traffic for now. Officials with the City of Red Deer say 43 Street has b...
Apr 21, 2018
Bashir Makhtal, Canadian man imprisoned in Ethiopia for 11 years, back in Canada
TORONTO - A Canadian man who languished in an Ethiopian prison for more than 11 years returned home to Toronto on Saturday after being freed earlier this week Bashir Makhtal was sentenced to life in p...
Apr 21, 2018
Police rescue baby raccoon trapped under SUV hood
EMERYVILLE, Calif. - A baby raccoon halted Northern California traffic after he crawled inside the engine compartment of an SUV stopped at a traffic signal. The East Bay Times reports that police Lt. ...
Apr 21, 2018
Tories still Harper's party, Trudeau tells Liberals at national convention
HALIFAX - Justin Trudeau unleashed a blistering attack on Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives Saturday, in a partisan stemwinder aimed at firing up Liberal troops as they prepare for a federal electio...
Apr 21, 2018
Trump considering pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump says he’s considering a posthumous pardon for boxing’s first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was c...
Apr 21, 2018
Bouchard impressive, Andreescu injured as Canada splits Fed Cup openers
MONTREAL - Playing at home and being back with Canada’s Fed Cup team had Eugenie Bouchard looking like her old dominant self again. The Westmount, Que., native, aiming to regain the form that on...
Apr 21, 2018
Motorcycle rider suffers severe injuries in crash near Drayton Valley
Drayton Valley RCMP say one person was taken to hospital with severe injuries after they lost control of their motorcycle Friday afternoon. The crash happened at 4:40 p.m. on Highway 22 at the North S...
Apr 21, 2018
Man United prolongs FA Cup pain for Spurs by reaching final
LONDON - A third cup final with Manchester United for Jose Mourinho. More FA Cup semifinal misery for Tottenham. While Mauricio Pochettino wins admiration for his style of football, the manager has ye...
Apr 21, 2018
Ciman makes mark in return to Montreal, LAFC beats 10-man Impact 5-3
MONTREAL - Former Impact defender Laurent Ciman could not have anticipated a better return to Montreal. Ciman scored in his first game back at Saputo Stadium since being traded in the off-season as ex...
Apr 21, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Friday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Winnipeg 5 Minnesota 0 (Winnipeg wins series 4-1) Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 2 (Pittsburgh leads series 3-2) Colorado 2 Nashville 1 (Nashville leads series...
Apr 21, 2018