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Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley could return to action Sunday against Atlanta
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, who has missed the last nine games with a knee injury, could return to action Sunday against Atlanta United. "(There's a) very good chance that he could be availabl...
Oct 16, 2020
Coaldale Council to investigate only a portion of community complaints
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale will hire an external, independent investigator to look into allegations of bullying, harassment, and discrimination towards town employees, but one local group bel...
Oct 16, 2020
Toronto FC coach has to watch young sons go into quarantine from a distance
Forced to play games south of the border due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney has had to watch from a distance as his family back home went into lockdown. Vanney's 12-year...
Oct 16, 2020
Missing person - located by LPS, using help from above
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- In police work, it isn't always handcuffs and fire power. Officers have an array of tools at their disposal. LPS recently used airborne technology to safely return a missing person ...
Oct 16, 2020
Awash in red ink: US posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit
WASHINGTON - The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3.1 trillion in the 2020 budget year, more than double the previous record, as the coronavirus pandemic shrank revenues and sent spendi...
Oct 16, 2020
Ottawa Senators sign forward Rudolfs Balcers to a one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Rudolfs Balcers to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth US$735,000 in the NHL and $70,000 in the American Hockey League. The 23-year-o...
Oct 16, 2020
'A tragedy for Quebec': Pierre Laporte's death remembered 50 years later
MONTREAL - At age 91, Marc Lalonde still remembers the shock he felt on Oct. 17, 1970 when Pierre Laporte's body was discovered in the trunk of a car at an airport south of Montreal, a week after he h...
Oct 16, 2020
Many questions remain in missing person’s case of Blood Tribe man
STANDOFF, AB - The family of a missing Blood Tribe man is asking for the public's help.46-year-old Jason Many Fingers was last seen fueling up his father's white 2005 GMC Sierra truck at the Fas Gas i...
Oct 16, 2020
UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a "fundamental" change of position from the bloc, as th...
Oct 16, 2020
UK's Johnson threatens to impose restrictions on Manchester
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to force the Greater Manchester region into the most severe level of COVID-19 restrictions after local officials refused to accept the government's fin...
Oct 16, 2020