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Prolific Canadian goal-scorer Evelyne Viens goes fifth overall in NWSL draft
BALTIMORE - Canadian forward Evelyne Viens went fifth overall to Sky Blue FC in Thursday's National Women's Soccer League draft. A prolific sniper at the University of South Florida, the native of&nbs...
Jan 16, 2020
Joel Waterman makes history, the first CPL player to be sold to another league
The 14th pick in the inaugural CPL-U Sports Draft, Joel Waterman arrived in the Canadian Premier League with little fanfare to most. But Cavalry FC coach and GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr. knew what ...
Jan 16, 2020
Beltrán out as Mets manager in wake of sign-stealing scandal
NEW YORK - Carlos Beltrn is out as manager of the New York Mets before managing even a single game, the latest fallout from the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal that has rocked Major League Baseb...
Jan 16, 2020
AP sources: FBI to keep states in loop on election breaches
WASHINGTON - The FBI, in a change of policy, is committing to inform state officials if local election systems have been breached, federal officials told The Associated Press. In the past, the FBI wou...
Jan 16, 2020
North end salon owner vows to run for council after latest break-in
A Red Deer business owner says that after being broken into Thursday morning there's no doubt she's running for city council come 2021.Grace Engel, owner of ClassiCuts Oasis Salon at Taylor Drive and ...
Jan 16, 2020 ClassiCuts Oasis owner Grace Engel (left), and Tiffany Dam with Tips n Toes, which has a space inside Engel's salon, stand next to the shattered front door of their storefront. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Over 16,000 people nabbed by RCMP between border crossings in 2019
OTTAWA - New figures from the federal government show 16,503 people were intercepted by the RCMP last year crossing between formal border points, likely to seek asylum in Canada. Those numbe...
Jan 16, 2020
Lower assessment values likely to offset tax hike in Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake town council has approved a Municipal Operating Budget for 2020 that Town officials say balances service delivery with the needs of the community and economic realities.On Monday, council ...
Jan 16, 2020
Chamber applauds city council for reducing tax burden this year
On the heels of the 2020 Operating Budget being approved this week, the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce says it is encouraged by city council's willingness to reduce the tax burden on city...
Jan 16, 2020
Aiming to return to top 50, Pospisil feeling balanced, healthy and confident
Even though Vasek Pospisil missed the first six months of the 2019 season to recover from back surgery, the Canadian tennis veteran still feels it was one of the best years of his career. During ...
Jan 16, 2020
Thierry Henry sees need for better defence after first practice with Impact
MONTREAL - Thierry Henry is fully aware the Montreal Impact are lacking depth on defence after just one practice. The former Arsenal and Barcelona star, who was hired as Montreal's head coach in ...
Jan 16, 2020