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Appeals court upholds murder conviction of ex-Dallas officer
DALLAS (AP) - A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. A panel of thr...
Aug 05, 2021
Canada's Evan Dunfee captures bronze in 50-kilometre race walk
SAPPORO, Japan - Canada's Evan Dunfee won a bronze medal in the last Olympic men's 50-kilometre race walk Friday. The 30-year-old from Richmond, B.C., reached the podium in a race of attrition amid th...
Aug 05, 2021
Court tosses former Yukon cabinet minister's bid to overturn tie vote
WHITEHORSE - The results of the Yukon election stand after a former cabinet minister who lost her seat in a tie vote also lost her bid to overturn the election result in court. Liberal Pauline Frost c...
Aug 05, 2021
Minister of Children’s Services frustrated with Quebec-Canada child care agreement
Alberta's Minister of Children's Services, Rebecca Schulz, has weighed-in on the Quebec-Canada agreement on a Canada-wide early learning and child care system announced on Thursday.Schulz issued the f...
Aug 05, 2021
Achara's return to action with Toronto FC welcome news on several continents
TORONTO - Ifunanyachi Achara's return from knee surgery was welcome news on several continents. The 23-year-old forward took the field for the first time in 515 days when he came off the bench in Toro...
Aug 05, 2021
Emergency crews on scene of fatal pedestrian collision near Lake Louise
RCMP say their scene investigation of a fatal pedestrian collision along Highway 1 near Lake Louise has now been completed. The initial investigation has determined that on Aug. 5 at approximately 9:1...
Aug 05, 2021
Grass fire sparked at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Crews have responded to a grass fire directly below the Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump Heritage site.At around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, a grass fire sparked up near Head-Smashed-In Buffal...
Aug 05, 2021
Red Deer Chamber set to host Ambassador Golf Tournament
Time to dust off those golf clubs and join us for the first Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Golf Tournament. This fun tournament on Aug. 18 will have a shotgun start at 8:00 a....
Aug 05, 2021
Town of Innisfail hires skatepark attendant, offers lessons
Residents of Innisfail now have a no-cost opportunity to learn how to 'board' at the Town's new skatepark, which officially opened in late 2020.In July of this year, the Town hired Jayce Downs, a loca...
Aug 05, 2021
CFLPA disapproves of CFL's COVID cancellation plan
The CFL Players' Association is not amused with the league's COVID-19 cancellation policy. The CFL unveiled its policy regarding if COVID-19 issues force game cancellations this year on Tuesday. The u...
Aug 05, 2021