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Tippin secures Pool A, Howard remains perfect at Road to the Roar pre-trials
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Julie Tippin of Woodstock, Ont., locked up first place in Pool A with a 6-5 win over Tracy Fleury of Sudbury, Ont., on Friday at the Road to the Roar Olympic curling pre-trials. T...
Nov 10, 2017
ACAC Weekend Scoreboard Nov 9-11
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Men’s Hockey Thursday RDC 2, SAIT 1 (OT) Friday RDC 8, SAIT 1 Women’s Volleyball Friday RDC 3, AMB 1 Saturday RDC 3, AMB 0 Men’s Volleyball Frida...
Nov 10, 2017
Central Alberta Remembrance Day ceremonies
Red Deer Service 1: 10:30 a.m. – Service begins at CrossRoads Church -Free transit is available every 15 minutes from Sorensen Station starting at 9 a.m. with the last bus leaving at 10:15. This...
Nov 10, 2017
ALERT arrests Edmonton man for child exploitation offences
EDMONTON- ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has charged a 60-year-old Edmonton man with child exploitation-related offences. The suspect's residence operated as an unlicensed child care h...
Nov 10, 2017
Trained hawks scare off smaller birds, draw stares in LA
LOS ANGELES - A hawk named Riley soars between high-rises in downtown Los Angeles. Smaller birds take notice. And take flight. Riley lands on a branch, surveys the concrete jungle below and swoops dow...
Nov 10, 2017
Local Veteran reflects on importance of poppy
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause in memory of the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives in military service. The importance and signific...
Nov 10, 2017
Ottawa proposing legal weed tax of at least $1 per gram, plus GST/HST
Ottawa and the provinces and territories could have another $1 billion a year in tax revenues to split after pot becomes legal next year. Liberal MP Bill Blair, former Toronto police chief and the Tru...
Nov 10, 2017
One person dead after fire at Edmonton seniors' home
EDMONTON – Firefighters responding to a blaze at an Edmonton seniors’ home have found a body inside. Maya Filipovic with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services says crews were called to St. Andrew&...
Nov 10, 2017
Senate GOP proposes to delay major corporate tax cut a year
WASHINGTON - Sweeping tax legislation from Senate Republicans includes a one-year delay in plans for a major corporate tax cut despite strident opposition from the White House and others in their own ...
Nov 10, 2017
After IS collapse, Syria government faces US-backed Kurds
BEIRUT - With the fall of the Islamic State group’s last significant stronghold in Syria, Iranian and Russian-backed Syrian troops now turn to face off with their main rival, the U.S.-backed for...
Nov 10, 2017