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Rittich stops 43 shots as Flames beat Blue Jackets 3-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sean Monahan, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk scored, and David Rittich recorded the shutout as the Calgary Flames beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Saturday night. The Flames (8-6-2...
Nov 02, 2019

Trick-or-treater, 7, critically injured in Chicago shooting
CHICAGO - A 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night after being struck by apparent stray gunfire, police said. The girl, who was shot in the ...
Nov 02, 2019

Jane Fonda spends night in jail after demonstration arrest
WASHINGTON - Actress and activist Jane Fonda spent a night in a local jail after her fourth arrest in as many weeks while participating in a climate change demonstration on Capitol Hill. The 81-year-o...
Nov 02, 2019

Central Albertan crowned Miss Rodeo Canada 2020
Miss Rodeo Canada 2020 has been named and she's from right here in central Alberta.Alicia Erickson, a 23-year-old lifelong Trochu resident, was named Miss Ponoka Stampede in 2018. At Canadian Finals R...
Nov 02, 2019 (Supplied)

Speed skating club and Lions still enjoying long-time partnership
It's been 66 years since the Central Lions Club first lent its name to Red Deer speed skaters, and that partnership is going strong just as the skaters are.On Saturday at the Gary W. Harris Canada Gam...
Nov 02, 2019 A speedskater races around the rink on Saturday at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Meng's lawyers still say RCMP shared phone details with FBI despite affidavits
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou maintain there is an "air of reality" to an allegation the RCMP illegally shared details of her electronic devices with the Federal Bureau of...
Nov 02, 2019

Choiniere scored in stoppage time as Forge FC beats Cavalry for CPL title
CALGARY - David Choiniere scored in the 94th minute as Forge FC claimed the inaugural Canadian Premier League championship with a 1-0 win over Cavalry FC on Saturday. Cavalry ...
Nov 02, 2019

Judge declines to delay South Dakota execution
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A judge on Thursday denied a South Dakota inmate's request to delay his execution over concerns about the drug that the state plans to use, rejecting the man's contention that it d...
Nov 02, 2019

Saskatchewan court dismisses La Loche school shooter's appeal of sentence
REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community. The shooter was weeks shy of ...
Nov 02, 2019

Metro Vancouver bus drivers plan action as contract talks break off
VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 bus drivers in Metro Vancouver says contract talks have broken off, setting the stage for the start of job action on Friday. Unifor ha...
Nov 02, 2019