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Petry swats in OT winner to lead Montreal past Boston 3-2
BOSTON - Somewhere along the way, Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry must have learned a little baseball, too. The son of major league pitcher Dan Petry scored the game-winner just 15 seconds into overti...
Jan 14, 2019

2019 Operating Budget: Cannabis funding update, Volunteer Central on life support
BUDGET: DAY 6 CANNABIS The City of Red Deer will receive close to $326,000 over the next two years to assist with the transition around cannabis legalization. The funding is grant money from the provi...
Jan 14, 2019

Soderberg scores first-career hat trick as Colorado downs Toronto 6-3
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs talked ahead of Monday’s game about how matching a reeling opponent’s desperation level would be crucial. They didn’t come close. Carl Soderberg scored his ...
Jan 14, 2019
National Capital Commission extends LeBreton Flats dispute deadline
OTTAWA - The National Capital Commission has granted the parties involved in a dispute over a plan to build a community featuring a new downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators more time to resolve thei...
Jan 14, 2019

Serena Williams wins Australian Open return; Venus gets by
MELBOURNE, Australia - This was quite a return for Serena Williams. Almost as if she never left. In her first match at the Australian Open since winning the 2017 title while pregnant - and her first o...
Jan 14, 2019

Confidence in youth led to quiet trade deadline for Rebels
A big reason the Red Deer Rebels were quiet at this year's WHL Trade Deadline, aside from having acquired forwards Brett Davis and Cameron Hausinger weeks ahead of time, was the confidence the team ha...
Jan 14, 2019

Market Watch - January 11, 2019
Big Picture Dow, S&P 500 Exit Correction Territory; TSX Extends Rally U.S. markets registered their fifth straight session of gains on progress over U.S.-China trade talks and Fed Chair Jerome Pow...
Jan 14, 2019

“Jasper in January” a can't miss event
Jasper, Alberta any month of the year is spectacular, but for the past 30 years "Jasper in January" has been just a little extra special. The annual three-week festival features concerts, great food, ...
Jan 14, 2019

Notley vents more frustration over pipeline delays
CALGARY- Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has once again expressed frustration over a lack of progress in completing the Trans Mountain pipeline. Notley said in Calgary today that she is fed up with the ...
Jan 14, 2019

Murder charge against senior with dementia who died last week withdrawn
CALGARY - The Crown says a second-degree murder charge against a Calgary senior accused in his wife’s death has been withdrawn following his death. Fred van Zuiden was found unfit to stand trial...
Jan 14, 2019