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Montreal borough can restrict fast food restaurants for health reasons: court
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has upheld a Montreal borough's bylaw that limited where new fast food restaurants could open as part of a broader health initiative. Quebec Superior Court Justice ...
Nov 10, 2019
Canadian men's team sticks with familiar look for rematch against US
The Canadian men's soccer team will soon find out whether consistent players on the roster will translate to consistent results on the field against top competition. Canada announced its ros...
Nov 10, 2019
Dome Sports opens on east side of Gasoline Alley
At 80 feet high, and 107,000 square feet, the new sports dome in Red Deer County is quite the sight to behold, both from the inside and outside.Noah Welch, an American hockey Olympian turned Red Deer ...
Nov 10, 2019 Noah Welch, the man behind Dome Sports in Red Deer County, with his daughter at the facility's open house on Saturday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Halifax museum honours legacy of former member of Canadian-U.S. Black Devils
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia member of the famed Canada-U.S. Second World War army unit known as the Black Devils has been honoured with a new museum exhibit in Halifax. Herb Peppard of Truro, N.S., d...
Nov 10, 2019
Alberta alters rules on oil production limits to spur more conventional drilling
EDMONTON - Alberta is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give companies incentive to drill more conventional wells. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says that starting immediately a...
Nov 10, 2019
Pallister says Canada can unite on climate action if partisan politics set aside
OTTAWA - Giving clear indications that he's prepared to broker a truce between the federal Liberals and his more disgruntled Prairie counterparts, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said he offered stra...
Nov 10, 2019
NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...
Nov 10, 2019 Don Cherry
NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...
Nov 10, 2019
Rebels beat WHL-leading Raiders in road trip closer
Against significant odds, the Red Deer Rebels defeated the WHL's best team on Saturday in the final game of a six game road trip.Going into Saturday, Red Deer had allowed the most goals of any team in...
Nov 10, 2019 Raiders forward Aliaksei Protas is watched closely by Rebels forward Josh Tarzwell as he tries to break out of his own zone. (paNOW/Jeff D'Andrea)
Ontario's memorial to veterans of Afghanistan war ready for next Remembrance Day
TORONTO - A memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that is being built on the grounds of the Ontario legislature will include a stone from an Inukshuk that stood at Kandahar Airfield as...
Nov 10, 2019