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RCMP seize drugs and cash in Wetaskiwin
RCMP in Central Alberta have charged two people with drug and property-related offences after executing a search warrant on a home and vehicle in Wetaskiwin on June 18.Maskwacis detachment, which was ...
Jun 22, 2020
Veteran forward Chris Thorburn retires after 801-game NHL career
TORONTO - Chris Thorburn, a veteran NHL forward known for his physical presence, announced his retirement Monday. Thorburn, a six-foot-three, 235-pound native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., had 53 goals, ...
Jun 22, 2020
Travel Alberta invests $17 million to help restart industry
CALGARY, AB - Travel Alberta has announced a $17 million investment to help restart the province's tourism industry hit by COVID-19.Three new federal and provincial funding programs for Alberta's dest...
Jun 22, 2020
Rocky RCMP Report June 11-16
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...
Jun 22, 2020
Viggo Mortensen's career to be honoured by Spanish festival
MADRID - The career of Viggo Mortensen, Aragorn in the popular trilogy "Lord of the Rings" and a protagonist in the Academy Award-winning "Green Book," will be honoured at this year's San Sebastian Fi...
Jun 22, 2020
Virus cases at Djokovic's event put sports under scrutiny
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic's charity tennis exhibition series, combined with an overall softening of coronavirus restrictions in Serbia and Croatia, has been followed by an increase in the numb...
Jun 22, 2020
FBI investigating noose left in NASCAR stall of Black driver
Federal authorities on Monday confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's only Black full-time driver who suc...
Jun 22, 2020
TFC star striker Jozy Altidore back, training by himself alone during quarantine
TORONTO - All of Toronto FC's players are back at the club's north Toronto training centre with the return of star striker Jozy Altidore. The U.S. international had been at his Florida home until...
Jun 22, 2020
Toronto Raptors fly south for Florida, will prepare in Fort Myers to resume play
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are headed south to prepare for the resumption of the NBA season. The team was scheduled to depart Monday for Florida where it will train in the Fort Myers area. Rep...
Jun 22, 2020
FBI investigating noose left in NASCAR stall of Black driver
Authorities said Monday that the FBI is investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace and the governor of Alabama condemned the act against ...
Jun 22, 2020