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White House says Biden, Xi expected to meet virtually
ZURICH (AP) - President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual working meeting before year's end, according to a senior Biden administration official. The agreement for...
Oct 06, 2021

Price likely to miss start of NHL season as he recovers from illness, surgery
Montreal coach Dominique Ducharme says he does not expect Carey Price to practise before the start of the regular season, making it unlikely the superstar goaltender will be ready for the Canadiens' s...
Oct 06, 2021

Liam Millar looks to make mark with new Swiss club and help Canada get to World Cup
Liam Millar has already made a mark at Liverpool. Now the 22-year-old Canadian winger is looking to blaze a trail in Switzerland with FC Basel. Millar and Basel lead the Swiss Super League at 5-0-4 an...
Oct 06, 2021

Trudeau says Tofino trip on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation a 'mistake'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant to honour Indigenous survivors of Canada's residentia...
Oct 06, 2021

Police: Student opens fire at Texas high school; 4 hurt
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A student opened fire inside a Dallas-area high school during a fight, injuring four people before he fled, authorities said Wednesday. The shooting happened at Timberview High...
Oct 06, 2021

The North Remembered: NHLers reflect one-and-done Canadian division
Tyler Toffoli had just filled the net on back-to-back nights against his former team. The Montreal Canadiens winger registered a hat trick in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks, and followed...
Oct 06, 2021

Little room for feds to issue long-term debt unless central bank steps in: documents
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show the Liberals were told earlier this year that the government's bid to lock in low interest rates on federal debt could run into problems unless the Bank of Canad...
Oct 06, 2021

Canadian Professional Rodeo Assoc. awards top performers
The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association is excited to recognize its 2021 Award recipients. Several repeat winners top the list. Decided by votes cast by the top 20 contestants in all major events,...
Oct 06, 2021

RDP Soccer star sets ACAC record with 11 goals in single game
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is proud to announce the RDP Athletes of the Week:Jenica Swartz - Queens Soccer and Cross Country Running Hometown - Lacombe, AB Bachelor of Science Pre-Profession...
Oct 06, 2021

NATO expels 8 'undeclared' Russian intelligence officers
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO on Wednesday expelled eight members of Russia's mission to the military alliance, saying that they were secretly working as intelligence officers and cut the size of Moscow's team...
Oct 06, 2021