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Canada opts not to select beleaguered striker Cycle Larin for Gold Cup
TORONTO - Striker Cyle Larin, facing drunk-driving charges in Florida, will not be part of Canada’s Gold Cup roster next month. Under Major League Soccer’s collective bargaining agreement,...
Jun 23, 2017
Defence for man accused of killing toddler and two adults won't call evidence
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The defence for an Alberta man charged with killing a 69-year-old woman, a young father and his two-year-old daughter has declared it will not call any evidence. Derek Saretzky has...
Jun 23, 2017
Police: UPS shooter in San Francisco armed with stolen guns
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco UPS driver who killed three colleagues in a shooting rampage at a company warehouse was armed with two stolen guns and appeared to target his victims, police said Frida...
Jun 23, 2017
Whitecaps defender Kendall Waston has surgery on fractured right hand
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Kendall Waston had surgery on Friday to repair a fracture of his right hand. Waston suffered the hand injury, as well as a left hip strain, while playing for Costa Rica in...
Jun 23, 2017
Montreal passenger rights advocate loses legal round in court battle against United
MONTREAL - A Montreal passenger rights advocate has lost a legal round in a 20-year-old dispute with United Airlines. Jeremy Cooperstock said the Federal Court of Canada has ruled that his website Unt...
Jun 23, 2017
New Raptors forward Anunoby says "everything happens for a reason"
TORONTO - The moment seemed innocuous enough. OG Anunoby sprinted into the paint to grab a rebound against Penn State back in January, and when he planted his right foot, his long right leg buckled un...
Jun 23, 2017
B.C. NDP to introduce throne speech confidence motion Monday, vote Thursday
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s New Democrats say they will introduce an amended motion Monday that aims to defeat Premier Christy Clark’s minority Liberal government. NDP house leader Mike ...
Jun 23, 2017
Youth HQ Announces Grand Opening and Celebration at Camp Alexo
Youth HQ, along with its affiliates of Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer, are celebrating the completion of the Camp Alexo Master Plan. A Grand Opening of the Ea...
Jun 23, 2017
Students take in Farm Safety Day at Lacombe County
Grade five students from communities in and around Lacombe County were given a crash course in farm safety on Friday. The County held its second annual Farm Safety Day at its head office on Highway 12...
Jun 23, 2017
Whirling disease confirmed in Red Deer watershed
The Red Deer River watershed is infected with whirling disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has declared. “While not harmful to humans, whirling disease can severely affect juvenile trou...
Jun 23, 2017