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Racism directed at Ethan Bear sparks jump in donations to Beckie Scott's Spirit North
Two Canadian athletes from different worlds met Saturday because of a combination of the best and the worst in human nature.Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott, who is the chief executive ...
May 29, 2021
Health Canada extends expiry of thousands of AstraZeneca shots by an additional month
TORONTO - Health Canada says it is extending the expiry date for thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses by a month. The federal department says it made the decision to help use up exis...
May 29, 2021
Dancing like there's no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
PARIS (AP) - Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert Saturday as part of a public health experiment to prepare France to host big events a...
May 29, 2021
Toronto FC goes into the international break with questions on and off the field
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Toronto FC goes into Major League Soccer's international break with plenty of troubling questions on and off the field.Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Columbus Crew dropped Toronto's recor...
May 29, 2021
Red Deer down to 301 active cases of COVID-19
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down another 30 to 301 in the last day.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 on May 8 (21 days ago), the active caseload has sunk 67 per cent, inc...
May 29, 2021
Toronto FC says it plans talks over future of disgruntled striker Jozy Altidore
Toronto FC says it plans to use the international break to determine the future of disgruntled star striker Jozy Altidore with the club. News that the U.S. international was at odds with TFC emerged t...
May 29, 2021
Dancing like there's no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
PARIS (AP) - Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert Saturday as part of a public health experiment to prepare France to host big events a...
May 29, 2021
Missing Wetaskiwin man located deceased
Wetaskiwin RCMP say a man reported missing May 19 has been found deceased.An update this weekend says a search was conducted on May 20 between RCMP, Wetaskiwin County Search and Rescue, and Red Deer C...
May 29, 2021
Group: Spot where car hit 'School of Rock' actor is unsafe
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago intersection where an actor who appeared in the movie "School of Rock" was killed while riding his bicycle was flagged three years ago by a traffic safety group as "notoriou...
May 29, 2021
More young women turning to higher education during pandemic: Stats Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of great change for many, with some using this time to pursue new avenues in life.A new study from Stats Canada shows that more young women have been turning to p...
May 29, 2021