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Nadal overwhelms del Potro; faces Anderson in US Open final
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal went into his U.S. Open semifinal against Juan Martin del Potro with a relatively simple game plan: Stay away from the big guy’s flat, fearsome forehand and instead go af...
Sep 08, 2017
Pot-related policing, border enforcement efforts to get $274M from Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has earmarked just over $274 million to support policing and border efforts associated with the plan to legalize recreational marijuana use. The government said Friday ...
Sep 08, 2017
Calkins hosting public consultation for proposed tax changes
Red Deer - Lacombe MP Blaine Calkins wants to hear from constituents regarding tax changes being proposed by the federal government. "As you may have heard, these changes will have adverse effects for...
Sep 08, 2017
City and Games Host Society offer update on Celebration Plaza
The Central Elementary School Revitalization Project in downtown Red Deer is on time and on budget. The City and 2019 Canada Games Host Society offered that as part of an update Friday morning at site...
Sep 08, 2017
B.C. government promises to tackle affordability, changing fixed election date
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s minority New Democrat government released an ambitious list of affordability-focused pledges in its throne speech Friday, and the possibility of delivering those pr...
Sep 08, 2017
French-born defender Chris Mavinga making mark in Toronto FC defence
TORONTO - Just 26, Chris Mavinga’s soccer journey has already taken him from France to England, Belgium, Russia and now Canada. And after a bumpy debut, the French-born Congolese international h...
Sep 08, 2017
Saskatchewan latest province to help protect boys from cancer with HPV vaccine
REGINA - Saskatchewan has become the latest province to offer a free vaccine to help protect boys from some types of cancer. The province says that starting this school year about 7,500 Grade 6 boys w...
Sep 08, 2017
Details about Ontario's plan to sell and distribute pot once it's legalized
TORONTO - The federal government has told provinces to devise their own systems for the sale, distribution and usage of marijuana when it becomes legal next summer. On Friday, Ontario outlined its pla...
Sep 08, 2017
Celebrity great white shark signals he's still off Nova Scotia coast
HALIFAX - Hilton, a celebrity shark whose travels have captivated Nova Scotians, has extended his summer vacation off the province’s coast. The 600-kilogram great white - tagged by the research ...
Sep 08, 2017
Child psychiatrist sentenced in Australia for filming boy in Edmonton bathroom
PERTH, Australia - An Australian child psychiatrist has avoided jail for child pornography offences that took place around the globe, including a bathroom at West Edmonton Mall. News outlets in Austra...
Sep 08, 2017