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Start of Evergreen Park horse racing season delayed one day
Evergreen Park says the 2024 horse racing season will not start on Saturday as was originally scheduled.The season will now start Sunday. Post time will be 1:15 p.m.Evergreen Park says there aren't en...
Jul 04, 2024
Northwestern Alberta Foundation announces new Side Family Fund
The Northwestern Alberta Foundation and the Side family have established an endowment fund to support needs across the area.The $1.4 million dollar Barb and Al Side Family Fund will honour of Barb and...
Jul 04, 2024
MD of Fairview temporarily closing Ski Hill Road
The MD of Fairview will be closing Ski Hill Road today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The MD says this is being done to allow crews to do some roadwork on Township Road 811, also known as Ski Hill Road.During ...
Jul 04, 2024
The Copa America quarterfinals will have plenty of intrigue, even if Lionel Messi can't participate
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lionel Messi's leg injury was the only major obstacle that fell into Argentina's path while it rolled through group play and into the Copa America quarterfinals. Bigger challenges a...
Jul 04, 2024
Wildfire hazard moderate in PRFA, Alberta wildfire pace this year behind last year, five-year average
The wildfire hazard is listed as moderate in the Peace River Forest Area.It currently has one fire listed as being held. It is located about 35 kilometres north of Manning and has burned around 160 he...
Jul 04, 2024
The Kremlin says India's Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9, hold talks with Putin
MOSCOW (AP) - The Kremlin on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on July 8-9 and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit was first announced by the ...
Jul 04, 2024
Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty in 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack, sentenced to 30 years
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - An Iranian-born Norwegian man was found guilty of terrorism on Thursday in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Two people were k...
Jul 04, 2024
Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's Cabinet was set to convene Thursday to discuss Hamas' latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza, as diplomatic efforts aimed at ending ...
Jul 04, 2024
Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war surges past 38,000, Gaza Health Ministry says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that the Palestinian death toll from nearly nine months of war has surged past 38,000. The ministry said that in th...
Jul 04, 2024
Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander
BEIRUT (AP) - The Lebanese Hezbollah group says it has launched over 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders. The attack by...
Jul 04, 2024