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Humphries declines Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton's invitation to return to bob team
CALGARY - Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries says she won't race for Canada as long as the country's sport governing body is run by its current management. Humphries wants Bobsleigh Canada Ske...
Sep 18, 2019
Ottawa loses in court battle with Bangladesh over alleged coup plotter
OTTAWA - Bangladesh has won a round in its court battle with Canada about a man accused of taking part in a 1975 coup that resulted in the death of the south Asian country's president. In a rulin...
Sep 18, 2019
Rocky buzzing around the idea of beekeeping
Rocky Mountain House council has passed first reading on a new bylaw that will allow residents within town limits to have bee hives on their property.Administration has been looking into a similar byl...
Sep 18, 2019
AP sources: 1 of Brown's accusers has met with NFL
Two people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met with NFL investigators and that there is no...
Sep 18, 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters unveils new brand, stresses need for volunteers
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District was part of a nation-wide launch on Wednesday of a new brand for the organization.From the steps of Red Deer City Hall, a new logo was unveiled, with ...
Sep 18, 2019 Officials with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District unveil the organization's new brand and logo from the steps of Red Deer City Hall Wednesday morning.
Jason Spezza wants to 'pay it forward' as veteran voice with Maple Leafs
Jason Spezza remembers what it was like being a young star in the NHL - the demands, the pressure, the expectations. The impact that veteran leaders had on his early career remain equally fresh i...
Sep 18, 2019
Warren Rychel starts new chapter in hockey life, taking coaching gig in Barrie
Warren Rychel was out of the junior hockey scene and sitting at home watching a movie when he missed a call from Barrie Colts owner/president Howie Campbell one evening this summer. Little did Ry...
Sep 18, 2019
Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
OTTAWA - Military police have laid sexual-assault charges against two senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a lieutenant-colonel working as a reservist with the Canadian Armed Forces'...
Sep 18, 2019
Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?" In a televised call Monday, NASA...
Sep 18, 2019
Conservation groups want U.S. to pressure Canada to protect right whales
HALIFAX - American conservation groups are urging the U.S. government to apply pressure Canada to do more to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale and avoid imposing a ban on various Canad...
Sep 18, 2019