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Infrastructure bank narrows gaze to more than a dozen projects, CEO says
OTTAWA - The federal agency built to find new ways to pay for new Canadian infrastructure says it is deep in talks on over a dozen projects. In the fall, officials with the Canada Infrastructure Bank ...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Leman wins gold in ski cross, Thompson takes silver medal
BLUE MOUNTAIN, Ont. - Reigning Olympic champion Brady Leman of Calgary won gold on Saturday at a skicross World Cup event while Canada’s Marielle Thompson took silver on the women’s side. ...
Jan 26, 2019
AGLC to issue 10 more retail cannabis permits
Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis has announced it will dispense 10 more retail cannabis licenses. The organization says it is able to do so because of improvements in the Alberta government’s ...
Jan 26, 2019
Downtown road closures and fireworks times for 2019 Canada Winter Games
The City of Red Deer has announced when and where downtown road closures will be taking place during next month’s 2019 Canada Winter Games. To accommodate free downtown festivals, the following ...
Jan 26, 2019
Violence and FA Cup upsets: Millwall lives up to reputation
Synonymous for decades with having violent fans, English soccer team Millwall has gained a reputation in recent years for being a so-called “giant killer” in the FA Cup. Both sides of the ...
Jan 26, 2019
Guerrero, Bichette headline Jays' non-roster spring training invitees
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are among the 15 players announced as non-roster invitees to the Blue Jays’ major league spring training camp. The team announced the list Saturda...
Jan 26, 2019
Red Deer man named one of Alberta's Top 30 Under 30
A Red Deer man is being recognized as one of Alberta's Top 30 Under 30. Adam Goodwin, 29, has been selected to appear in the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation's 2019 Top 30 Under 30 magazine: The...
Jan 26, 2019
Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open for 2nd major, top ranking
MELBOURNE, Australia - So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead? Soon all gone, too. She was playing p...
Jan 26, 2019
Canadian men finish tied for seventh after Samoa loss at New Zealand Sevens
HAMILTON, New Zealand - Canada finished tied for seventh at the New Zealand Sevens on Sunday after its second-half comeback fell short in a 28-19 loss to Samoa. The Canadian men were relegated to the ...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Mark McMorris wins gold in slopestyle at X Games in dramatic fashion
ASPEN, Colo. - Canadian Mark McMorris used a dramatic final run down the slopestyle course on Saturday to take the gold medal at the X Games. The Regina native scored 96 points on a monster third run ...
Jan 26, 2019