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Canada drops one spot to No. 21 in World Rugby rankings after loss in Brazil
TORONTO - Canada fell one spot to No. 21 in the world rugby rankings in the wake of its 18-10 loss in Brazil on Saturday. The win, at the Americas Rugby Championship, moved the South Americans up two ...
Feb 11, 2019
Late-blooming Bettez finally gets her shot with Canadian women's hockey team
Ann-Sophie Bettez wasn’t getting her hopes up. She’d heard she was back on Hockey Canada’s radar for possible selection to the national women’s team. But at 31, Bettez felt tha...
Feb 11, 2019
South Korea picks Seoul for 2032 Olympic bid
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly host with rival North Korea as a peace gesture. South Korea&#...
Feb 11, 2019
RCMP arrests 15 people allegedly tied to international money laundering scheme
The RCMP and other police forces arrested 15 people Monday in a series of raids in Montreal and Toronto targeting what investigators say is an extensive international money laundering network with tie...
Feb 11, 2019
Red Deer Arts Council Annual General Meeting and "Where's My Tribe?" Event
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Red Deer Arts Council will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 7:00 pm in the Snell Auditorium, at the Red Deer Public Library branch...
Feb 11, 2019
Wearing Dresses Made Of Ocean Plastic Underwater
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Karina Oliani, also known as the adventure doctor, she's climbed Everest twice and is Brazil's first physician specializing in Wilderness Medicine, a speci...
Feb 11, 2019
Did America’s Largest President Get Stuck In a Bathtub?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Rumors abound that the 27th president of the United States, William Howard Taft, got stuck in a bathtub at the White House due to his portly size. Specific...
Feb 11, 2019
The Woman Behind The Moon Landing
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Fifty years ago, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins made history by landing on the Moon. Though they received the fame a...
Feb 11, 2019
Frozen Ghost Apples Appear In Michigan Orchard
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [February 3-9th, 2019] Ghost apples in Michigan, a dino that ate its own teeth, Henry VII's marriage bed and the rest of the week's weird news fr...
Feb 11, 2019
Building permit values off to slower start in 2019
A six story assisted living facility in the downtown area and an addition to an industrial property on Queens Drive were among the significant building permits issued in the City of Red Deer last mont...
Feb 11, 2019