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Gritty Canadian side ready for men's field hockey Olympic qualifier vs. Ireland
VANCOUVER - Scott Tupper knows the Canadian men's field hockey team has an opportunity to do something special this weekend. Winning a two-game aggregate Olympic qualifier against visiting I...
Oct 25, 2019
NewsAlert: Trade Minister Jim Carr diagnosed with cancer, says 'spirits are high'
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Jim Carr says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. Carr says in a statement that he has begun treatment for the disease, which he says has...
Oct 25, 2019
No need to pause divorce proceedings despite foreign hearings: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec courts shouldn't automatically pause civil proceedings when a foreign court is examining the same matter. The ruling comes today in the case of a Belgi...
Oct 25, 2019
Workforce women tapped to fund success of Canada's female athletes
When softball player and Olympic 2022 hopeful Natalie Wideman was handed a cheque and told the money came from women she did not know, she was speechless. "I instantly broke down crying," said the 27-...
Oct 25, 2019
Bo Levi Mitchell sports 11-2 all-time record versus Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Bo Levi Mitchell has been a thorn in the side of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Calgary Stampeders quarterback sports an 11-2 career record versus Winnipeg, his latest win being a 37-33...
Oct 25, 2019
Tom Brady jersey stolen - again
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Authorities say a Rhode Island man visiting the New England Patriots Hall of Fame took a Tom Brady jersey off a display and walked off with it. Zanini Cineus, of Providence, was fr...
Oct 25, 2019
Multiple charges laid in Lethbridge crime spree
LETHBRIDGE- A 40-year-old man faces numerous charges in Lethbridge including an assault with a machete and a carjacking.Police say the assault occurred on Sunday, followed by another assault, carjacki...
Oct 25, 2019
Suspect arrested after woman's body found outside Calgary home
CALGARY- A woman is dead after an overnight stabbing in Calgary.Police say her body was found in the front yard when emergency crews arrived at a southwest-area fourplex-style home shortly before 3 a....
Oct 25, 2019
Senior Rustlers partner with Aspen Heights on Breakfast Program
The Red Deer Senior AA Rustlers are excited to announce a partnership with Aspen Heights Elementary School to ensure no students ever go to school hungry. To kick-start their involvement with the exis...
Oct 25, 2019 (Photo submitted)
Jody Wilson-Raybould should use social media to amplify her voice: experts
VANCOUVER - In the early years of Confederation, there were members of Parliament known as "loose fish," who floated free from parties but swam back and forth between allegiances. In 1945, a cohort of...
Oct 25, 2019