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Surging Einarson rocks New Zealand at Pan Continental Curling Championships
KELOWNA, B.C. - Kerri Einarson made Halloween extra scary for her New Zealand opponents on Tuesday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club. The skip from Gimli, Man., hoar...
Oct 31, 2023
Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Republican-written summaries that described several abortion-rights amendments as allowing "dangerous and unregulated abortions u...
Oct 31, 2023
Decision anticipated in local homicide
A decision is expected later this year following a two-week jury trial this month for a Red Deer man charged in a local homicide.Benjamin William Rabbit, 29, is scheduled for decision in Red Deer Cour...
Oct 31, 2023
Ponoka RCMP charge two with attempted murder
Ponoka RCMP have arrested and charged two people with attempted murder, among other alleged offenses.On Oct. 13, RCMP received a report of a serious assault that occurred in a residential area of Pono...
Oct 31, 2023
One man recovering, 16 containers retrieved in Iqaluit port following fall
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A shipping company serving the Far North says an employee is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after he and almost two dozen containers fell into the water near Nunavut's capital on ...
Oct 31, 2023
Raptors aiming to fix issues to avoid furthering losing skid: 'These are must win'
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors find themselves in what forward Pascal Siakam calls a "must-win" situation early in the NBA season. The Raptors have dropped three straight since winning their season ope...
Oct 31, 2023
Preliminary hearing scheduled for local man charged in Canadian Tire store arson fire
A preliminary hearing is scheduled next year for a local man charged in an arson fire at the Canadian Tire north location in Red Deer. Scott William Sumyk, 44, of Red Deer, is scheduled to see if his ...
Oct 31, 2023
Canada joins U.S., U.K. on sanctions targeting arms sales to Myanmar military junta
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the United States and the United Kingdom in sanctioning dozens of people and entities linked to Myanmar's military regime. The new sanctions target 39 people and 22 entities...
Oct 31, 2023
Ukraine's Yakhno bonds with Canada's artistic swim team after invasion of her country
SANTIAGO, Chile - Lyza Yakhno went from standing on the Olympic podium for Ukraine to standing poolside for Canada at the Pan American Games. She'd just retired from artistic swimming after Ukraine's ...
Oct 31, 2023
Dany Fortin retires from Canadian Armed Forces after reaching settlement in lawsuit
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has retired from the Canadian Armed Forces, The Canadian Press has learned. A source close to Fortin, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they were...
Oct 31, 2023