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Santa runs marathon Christmas Day in support of Food Bank
If you saw Santa running around the Grande Prairie area on Christmas Day, your eyes were not deceiving you.The running St. Nicholas also goes by the name of Umberto Soda, who is a new resident to the ...
Dec 28, 2019 Umberto Soda ran 42.2 km on Wednesday as a way to raise money for the Salvation Army Food Bank (Photo: Soda Entertainment)
Red Deer shooting victim described as loving, caring family man
The widow of a Red Deer man fatally shot outside the city's south end Walmart last week says she and her family are still trying to come to grips with his loss.Roxine Williams says the senseless trage...
Dec 28, 2019 C.J. “Jim” Williams of Red Deer passed away on December 20, 2019 at the age of 69 years. (Supplied)
The top stories and trends that defined the past decade in Canada
The last decade in Canada has been one of seismic social changes. We've changed how we talk about gender, global politics, drugs and what it means to be a Canadian. Here's how the discourse ...
Dec 28, 2019
Multiple marine fuel choices fracture impact forecasts from new sulphur limits
CALGARY - A new wave of cold water is about to hit Canada's much-buffeted oilsands industry but whether it will be a perfect storm or a tempest in a teapot is yet to be seen. Tighter polluti...
Dec 28, 2019
Israel's embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday scored a landslide victory in a primary race for leadership of the ruling Likud party, giving the embattled leader an important boost ...
Dec 28, 2019
Car bomb in Somali capital kills at least 5, wounds dozens
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A car bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least five people, police said. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the blast targeted a...
Dec 28, 2019
Mond leads A&M to 24-21 win over Oklahoma St. in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON - Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher talks to his team every day about the importance of grit. On Friday night the Aggies showed the quality their coach talks about so much when they shook off a...
Dec 27, 2019
Andrew Mangiapane with goal and two assists, Flames beat Oilers 5-1
EDMONTON - Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm and Mikael Back...
Dec 27, 2019
David Perron scores in OT, Blues beat Jets 5-4 for seventh straight win
WINNIPEG - David Perron scored 3:14 into overtime as the St. Louis Blues won their seventh straight game with a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Perron took advantage of a giveaway by&nbs...
Dec 27, 2019
Devils score own goal in OT, Maple Leafs win 6th straight
NEWARK, N.J. - Devils defenceman Damon Severson backhanded the puck into his own net in overtime, gifting the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over New Jersey on Friday night for their season-best sixth ...
Dec 27, 2019