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Canadian Ryan Raposo ready to take next step of soccer dream with Whitecaps
Ryan Raposo has always had his eye set on pro soccer. On Thursday the Vancouver Whitecaps opened the door to his dream, taking the Syracuse attacking midfielder fourth overall in the MLS SuperDra...
Jan 09, 2020
DiCaprio to donate $3 million for Australia wildfire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization is donating $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. DiCaprio's Earth Alliance said in a statement Thursday that the organi...
Jan 09, 2020
Chronic southeastern Alberta offender pleads guilty to 2019 charges
Medicine Hat, AB - A 40-year-old man with a long and checkered criminal past in southeastern Alberta has entered guilty pleas to the latest in a string of criminal charges over the past two decades.Ka...
Jan 09, 2020
HEMS provincial review underway
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A government review is underway regarding Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in the province.HALO Air Ambulance says they have worked very hard to have the government look...
Jan 09, 2020 Photo courtesy of HALO Air Ambulance
Celebs donate millions to help Australia wildfire efforts
LOS ANGELES - Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks for relief efforts as wildfires engulf Australia. Hemsworth, the Australian actor who plays Thor in the Marvel...
Jan 09, 2020
CP supports Jim Prentice Wildlife Corridor
The Jim Prentice Wildlife Corridor received a half-million-dollar boost from Canadian Pacific (CP) this week.The $500,000 will help conserve and steward lands named by the late premier.The project lau...
Jan 09, 2020 The Nature Conservancy of Canada's Fleming Ranch property in the Crowsnest Pass on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. Brent Calver/Nature Conservancy of Canada
City humiliates United in 3-1 derby win in League Cup semis
MANCHESTER, England - Trailing 3-0 at home to their fierce local rivals in a cup semifinal, Manchester United's players were jeered by their own supporters as they traipsed off at halftime. It was - a...
Jan 09, 2020
One injured in explosion at Stettler trucking company
One person has been taken to hospital in Edmonton for treatment of burns following an explosion at a Stettler trucking company on Thursday.According to Stettler RCMP, a 911 call was received around 11...
Jan 09, 2020 (Stettler Regional Fire Department)
Montreal businessman Starke frustrated by Alouettes ownership situation
Clifford Starke is happy for Montreal's long-suffering football fans but feels the CFL didn't give him a real chance to purchase the Alouettes. The 36-year-old Montreal businessman made repe...
Jan 09, 2020
Toronto FC goes local and then global in first two rounds of MLS SuperDraft
Toronto FC went local and then global in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, choosing Canadian defender Nyal Higgins before picking players from Nigeria, Senegal and Denmark. The 21-year-old Higgins, a native ...
Jan 09, 2020