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Benn scores overtime winner as Stars take 5-4 victory over Oilers
EDMONTON - The Dallas Stars' dreadful 1-7-1 start to the season is quickly becoming a faded memory. Jamie Benn scored the overtime winner as the Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5...
Nov 18, 2019

Teachers union files lawsuit against Quebec secularism law, known as Bill 21
MONTREAL - A federation representing 45,000 Quebec teachers is taking the government to court over Bill 21, accusing the province of violating the fundamental rights of teachers across the p...
Nov 18, 2019

Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health care system in British Columbia says the government can't legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their...
Nov 18, 2019

Kaepernick throws passes for 40 minutes at odd NFL workout
RIVERDALE, Ga. - Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was su...
Nov 18, 2019

Calgary Dinos advance to Vanier Cup by downing McMaster in Mitchell Bowl
CALGARY - The University of Calgary is headed back to the Vanier Cup. Quarterback Adam Sinagra went 19-for-29 for 261 yards and a touchdown as the Dinos advanced to the championship game with a 3...
Nov 18, 2019

Olympic BMX rider and 2015 Pan AM Games champion Tory Nyhaug retires
TORONTO - BMX racer Tory Nyhaug endured a string of broken bones and sacrificed his spleen for his sport. But the 27-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., could not survive a concussion, announcing his ...
Nov 18, 2019

Shuffle in Senate as Dagenais quits Tories, Downe exits new Liberal group
OTTAWA - Ongoing efforts by senators to distance themselves from party politics took another turn Monday as a Conservative senator quit his caucus over concerns about the party's leader, and an a...
Nov 18, 2019

Mounties investigating police shot fired in Kentwood
An internal investigation is underway after a Red Deer RCMP officer's firearm was discharged last week during a pursuit. No one was injured in the incident that happened in Kentwood just after 2:30 a....
Nov 18, 2019

Alberta government firing election commissioner who was investigating leadership
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is firing the province's election commissioner, but says it's not because he is investigating the party and has fined it more than $200,000. Fi...
Nov 18, 2019

Festival of Trees raising funds for hi-tech medical scopes
Nearly 13,000 patients each year stand to benefit from money raised through the 2019 Festival of Trees.The 26th annual event begins Thursday evening with the preview dinner and is open to the public f...
Nov 18, 2019 Proceeds from the 2019 Festival of Trees will be used to purchase new medical scopes for Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. (rdnewsNOW/Rene Rondeau)