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Sources: General manager Tim Bezbatchenko leaving Toronto FC for Columbus
TORONTO - General manager Tim Bezbatchenko, who helped build Toronto FC into a championship side, is leaving the MLS club. The 37-year-old Bezbatchenko, who is from the Columbus suburb of Westerville ...
Jan 02, 2019
Peru's attorney general reverses course on corruption probe
LIMA, Peru - Peru’s attorney general on Wednesday reversed his dismissal of the lead investigators in a sweeping corruption probe into top officials, retreating in the face of a growing public o...
Jan 02, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders release International linebacker Samuel Eguavoen
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders released American linebacker Samuel Eguavoen on Wednesday so he could pursue opportunities in the NFL. Eguavoen was scheduled to be a free agent Feb. 12. Eguavoen...
Jan 02, 2019
B.C. housing market shows signs of moderation: assessment agency
VANCOUVER - A drop by up to 10 per cent on the estimated value of some homes in Metro Vancouver reflects a broad softening in a once hot market that is being affected by wider economic shifts, say two...
Jan 02, 2019
Kucherov, Gaudreau, McDavid named NHL's 3 stars; Pettersson get top rookie nod
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning sniper Nikita Kucherov, Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau and Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid have been named the NHL’s three stars of the month for Dece...
Jan 02, 2019
In the Rings: Ryan Fry set to make his return with Team Jacobs at Canadian Open
After taking a leave of over six weeks after his disqualification from the Red Deer Curling Classic, Ryan Fry is set to return to his usual position as third on Team Brad Jacobs. “We are happy t...
Jan 02, 2019
Biologists pen letter over Nixon's 'misinformation' on conservation plans
EDMONTON - More than three dozen former top provincial biologists are asking the Alberta government to stick with conservation efforts in a vast area of west-central Alberta despite what they call mis...
Jan 02, 2019
Canucks deal Nilsson and Archibald to Senators for McKenna, Pyatt, draft pick
OTTAWA - The Vancouver Canucks traded goalie Anders Nilsson and minor-league winger Darren Archibald the Ottawa Senators for netminder Mike McKenna, forward Tom Pyatt and a sixth-round pick in the 201...
Jan 02, 2019
Health foundation pleased hospital back on province’s priority list
The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation (RDRHF) says it is elated by last week's announcement by Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Government of Alberta that a redevelopment and expansion of the R...
Jan 02, 2019
Lacombe couple celebrates Red Deer's first newborn of 2019
Red Deer Regional Hospital didn’t have to wait too long for its New Year’s Baby to arrive. At 1:31 a.m. on Jan 1, Darren Hicks and Corine Veenema of Lacombe welcomed Annalie Mathilda Hicks...
Jan 02, 2019