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Chamber hosts third annual Giving Tuesday Luncheon
With the holiday season getting underway, local residents are being encouraged to embrace the spirit of giving this year by taking part in upcoming Giving Tuesday initiatives and giving back to the co...
Nov 19, 2019 (L-R) Pam Snowdon and Danielle Stewart from Volunteer Central, RDC Donald School of Business lead volunteer ambassador Chelsea Alferis. (Volunteer Central)
Notley kicked out of Alberta legislature for comment on election watchdog firing
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley has been kicked out of the legislature chamber after she refused to apologize for comments about the United Conservative government firing the pr...
Nov 19, 2019
BUDGET: Council approves conditional funding for Centrium, airport upgrades
With Red Deer set to host the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships next year, Red Deer city council has offered capital funding support for upgrades and renovations needed at the Westerner Park Cent...
Nov 19, 2019 $6M in upgrades are planned for the Westerner Park Centrium. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Nick Nurse learned importance of shooting repetition at early age
TORONTO - Nick Nurse is thankful now that he had a high school basketball coach who preached shooting ad nauseam. "We had lots of form shooting. It used to drive us bonkers," ...
Nov 19, 2019
Tsitsipas beats Thiem in 3 sets to win ATP Finals title
LONDON - Three years after coming to the ATP Finals as a hitting partner to the top pros, Stefanos Tsitsipas is leaving the tournament as champion. Tsitsipas rallied to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (6), 6-2...
Nov 19, 2019
Evans wins first CFL playoff start as Ticats advance to Grey Cup game
HAMILTON - It's taken five years but Brandon Banks and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are returning to the Grey Cup. Banks had four catches - two of the acrobatic variety - for 100 yards and a...
Nov 19, 2019
Simoni Lawrence says he's talked to Zach Collaros after controversial hit
HAMILTON - For the first time since a controversial play in the CFL season opener, Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence and Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros will square off Su...
Nov 19, 2019
Federal Liberal government urged to intervene to end CN Rail strike
OTTAWA - The first order of business for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet could be a decision on whether to intervene in a rail strike that a growing number of industries say could trigger ...
Nov 19, 2019
Brewing battle over future of NATO creates minefield for Canada
OTTAWA - There are fears a brewing battle over the future of NATO could have major implications for Canada, which has relied on the military alliance as a cornerstone of its security, protection ...
Nov 19, 2019
Tottenham fires manager Pochettino after 5 1/2 years
LONDON - Less than six months after leading Tottenham to the Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino was fired by the English club after its poor start to the Premier League season. Tottenham chai...
Nov 19, 2019