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NHL says Matthews has top-selling jersey, edging superstars Crosby and McDavid
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has the top-selling jersey in the NHL, according to the league’s website. NHL.com reported Friday that Matthews’ No. 34 jersey was the...
Apr 20, 2018
Shaq attacks verse in new TV series "Poetry in America"
LOS ANGELES - Shaquille O’Neal called himself “The Big Baryshnikov” and “The Big Socrates” in his days in the NBA. Now he can add “The Big Shakespeare.” The b...
Apr 20, 2018
Strike at CP Railway postponed, commuter and freight service to continue
CALGARY - A rail strike has been temporarily averted after the federal labour minister ordered employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to vote on the company’s final offers, just hours before...
Apr 20, 2018
Ontario Tory Leader Doug Ford says he's 'dead against' safe injection sites
Doug Ford says he is “dead against” safe injection sites and believes the focus should be on drug rehabilitation instead. And if elected premier of Ontario in June, the Progressive Conserv...
Apr 20, 2018
Toronto Transit Commission issues warning against 'Despacito' accordion buskers
TORONTO - A pair of accordion players performing the summer hit “Despacito” while appearing on subway trains in Toronto have been warned to stop or risk being fined, the city’s trans...
Apr 20, 2018
Germany: Truck tips over, floods field with fish
BERLIN - Oh sprat! A tractor-trailer tried to take a turn and toppled over, tipping its entire load of fish onto a German farmer’s field. Police says some 20 metric tons (22 tons) of sprat spill...
Apr 20, 2018
Red Deer RCMP hosts Victim Services information event
RED DEER- If you're interested in giving back to your community in meaningful ways, volunteering with the Red Deer RCMP Victim Services Unit (VSU) may be just what you're looking for. Join VSU staff a...
Apr 20, 2018
Maple syrup lost after remote operation burns to ground in Cape Breton
BOISDALE, N.S. - A maple syrup operation in Cape Breton has burned to the ground, destroying much of the family-run business’s product for the year. Highland Gold Maple Products, which has produ...
Apr 20, 2018
Downtown welcomes new thrift store
A new thrift shop is bringing fresh life to Red Deer’s downtown. reNew Thrift Store opened April 7 and is located in the old Cowboys night club location. Store Manager Deborah Fehr says with the...
Apr 20, 2018
QE2 / Gaetz Avenue Interchange update
RED DEER- Starting tonight (April 20) northbound QE2 traffic will be moved back onto the northbound lanes of the highway as work on the QE2/Gaetz Ave. Interchange continues. Southbound traffic will co...
Apr 20, 2018