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Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Rune to advance to Swiss Indoors final
BASEL, Switzerland - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime will get a chance to defend his championship at the Swiss Indoors tennis event on Sunday. Auger-Aliassime advanced to the title game with a 6-3, 6...
Oct 28, 2023
New middle school in north Red Deer holds grand opening
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools celebrated the grand opening of its newest school this week, St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School in Kentwood.The school has an innovative design and cutting-edge faciliti...
Oct 28, 2023
Central Alberta Film Festival announces award recipients
The Central Alberta Film Festival concluded this past weekend, crowning many deserving winners.The list is as follows:Juried awardsBest Feature Documentary "When Hope Breaks Through" - Directed by: Ma...
Oct 28, 2023
School enrolment numbers up across Red Deer region
School enrolment numbers are in for 2023, and overall student populations are up pretty much across the board."The increase in enrolment in Red Deer Public is welcomed news," said Superintendent Chad ...
Oct 28, 2023
England seeks face-saving turnaround against India at the Cricket World Cup
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - When the Cricket World Cup schedule was announced in July, India vs. England on Sunday was expected to be a marquee match. It will be anything but. England's poor showing at the ...
Oct 28, 2023
Swiss skier Gut-Behrami takes World Cup season-opening GS. Shiffrin places 6th
SOELDEN, Austria (AP) - Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami edged first-run leader Federica Brignone by two-hundredths of a second Saturday to win the season-opening women's World Cup giant slalom, with Mika...
Oct 28, 2023
Israeli says it is expanding its ground operation in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military spokesman says Israel is expanding its ground operation in Gaza with infantry and armored vehicles backed by "massive" strikes from the air and sea. Rear Adm. Dan...
Oct 28, 2023
Location, location, location: three former Hells Angels clubhouses heading for sale
VANCOUVER - The three-bedroom East Vancouver home that's about to hit the market includes a brick fireplace and finished basement, along with a private back deck. Not to worry - the Hells Angels death...
Oct 28, 2023
Hundreds attend vigil for victims of shooting rampage in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Hundreds of flickering candles lit up the evening as residents of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. gathered for a vigil in memory of the victims of Monday's shooting rampage, with the f...
Oct 28, 2023
Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, state media says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran's Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, Iranian state media reported Saturday. ...
Oct 28, 2023