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The 12-man American roster at the Presidents Cup
MONTREAL (AP) - A capsule look at the 12-man roster for the United States in the Presidents Cup, which starts Thursday at Royal Montreal: Keegan Bradley Age: 38. World ranking: 13. Worldwide victories...
Sep 25, 2024
Flyers turn to Russian teen sensation Matvei Michkov to lift them into the playoffs
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - Matvei Michkov's first dose of culture shock in American hockey hit the teen sensation when he skated in the opening days of Philadelphia Flyers' training camp. Flyers fans were ...
Sep 25, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel intercepts Hezbollah's farthest strike yet in 11 months of exchanges
Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel on Wednesday, including a longer-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. It was the group's farthest strik...
Sep 25, 2024
Statistics Canada says population grew 0.6 per cent in Q2 to 41,288,599
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the population of the country reached an estimated 41,288,599 on July 1. The agency says the total means 250,229 people were added in the second quarter of the year for...
Sep 25, 2024
Fairview Health Complex ED undergoes third temporary disruption this week
The Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department will be without an onsite phsycian for three days this week.Starting Wednesday, at 7 a.m., the ED will be experiencing a temporary disruption until Sat...
Sep 25, 2024
Nearly half of new nurses in Alberta planning to quit, says report
A new report does not bode well for the future of healthcare.The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) states that, for every 100 Canadian nurses who started working in the field in 2022, 40 nurses below ...
Sep 25, 2024
Saddle Hills County lowers flags in memory of deceased Public Works employee
The flags have been lowered at the Saddle Hills County Administration Building in recognition of the passing of a long-time county employee.Jason Burchart passed away September 18, after working with ...
Sep 25, 2024
Heavy police presence in Red Earth Creek area
Update at 9:15 a.m. - RCMP say they are now cleared from the incident on Highway 88, near Highway 754. Police were successful in arresting a suspect thanks to the use of a spike belt and pursuit of a ...
Sep 25, 2024
Local politicians at Alberta Municipalities Convention this week
Civic politicians from around the province have gathered in Red Deer for the Alberta Municipalities Convention. It starts today (Wednesday) and go through Friday.Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton sa...
Sep 25, 2024
Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum extracting "Big Sam"
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum will extract a rare 600lb fossil on Wednesday, September 25. Paleontologists and crews have been working in the Pipestone Creek bonebed for the last two summers, r...
Sep 25, 2024