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Man convicted of killing woman in fatal Calgary gas and dash gets 11 years
CALGARY - The mother of a Calgary gas-station worker who was killed trying to stop a man from stealing fuel says she feels sorry for him. Kobra Mohammadi and her son Mohammad Rashidi came to Calgary f...
Aug 30, 2017
Wildfire smoke, road closures force 450 people to leave Saskatchewan community
PELICAN NARROWS, Sask. - About 450 people are leaving a northeastern Saskatchewan community because of smoke and road closures caused by wildfires. The Saskatchewan government says approximately 150 p...
Aug 30, 2017
Evacuation order issued for three northern Manitoba First Nations over fire
WASAGAMACK, Man. - The Red Cross is working to carry out the evacuation of three northern Manitoba communities threatened by nearby forest fires. The fire is closest to the Wasagamack First Nation and...
Aug 30, 2017
Torrential rains bring India's financial hub to a halt
MUMBAI, India - Torrential monsoon rains paralyzed India’s financial capital Mumbai for a second day Wednesday as the streets turned into rivers and people waded through waist-deep waters. On Tu...
Aug 30, 2017
Posts, tweets spread widely as the Harvey missing are sought
Photos with pleas for help in finding the missing from Hurricane Harvey are being posted, cut-and-pasted and retweeted by thousands of people as desperate family members seek loved ones who they fear ...
Aug 30, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Boston 3 Toronto 0 Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, ppd. Baltimore 4 Seattle 0 Texas 12 Houston 2 Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 2 L.A. Ang...
Aug 29, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Boston 3 Toronto 0 Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, ppd. Baltimore 4 Seattle 0 Texas 12 Houston 2 Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 2 L.A. Ang...
Aug 29, 2017
CIBC Run for the Cure set to go October 1
The CIBC Run for the Cure is set to return to Red Deer October 1 this year and organizers are hoping to see an increase over last years' donations. While over 800 people took park in the walk or run l...
Aug 29, 2017
Canadian women beat U.S. for gold at wheelchair basketball Americas Cup
CALI, Colombia - Cindy Ouellet scored 35 points as Canada downed the United States 82-56 on Tuesday night to win gold at the wheelchair basketball Americas Cup. Arinn Young added 15 points and seven r...
Aug 29, 2017
Two Canadians indicted in attack on protesters during Erdogan U.S. visit
WASHINGTON - Two Canadian men are among more than a dozen people indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., for attacking protesters in May 2017 during a U.S. visit by Turkish President Rec...
Aug 29, 2017