St. Patrick's Community School's Celtics Esports Team Green clinched the U-15 title at the Esports Canada EDU 2024 Spring Rocket League Tournament this weekend. On April 20, the event showcased esports competition among 30 teams from across the country over two age categories. "The St. Patrick's Celtics Team Green...

A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Red Deer massage therapist accused of sexual assault.Brian Moore, now 52, had a scheduled jury trial last week, April 15-19, at Red Deer Court of King's Bench.The reasons for the mistrial are not fully clear at this time, though a new court date of May 6 has been set to det...

The City of Red Deer is hosting a free decibel-reading event this Saturday to help motorists identify if their vehicle exceeds the decibel level limits set in the Community Standards Bylaw.Local Peace Officers and members from Red Deer RCMP's Traffic Unit will be set up in the P9 parking lot across from the downtown RC...

A trial date has been set for an employee of a care facility in Didsbury following accusations of abuse. Maximino Mendoza Garcia, 49, a resident of Didsbury, is scheduled for trial in Didsbury Court of Justice on Oct. 3, 2024. Didsbury RCMP say it was Nov. 7, 2023, when they received a report alleging physical abuse of...

The Government of Alberta is taking a step that it says will help the publishing and entertainment industries to thrive.They are putting $8 million into the Alberta Media Fund. It gives grants to book and magazine publishers, sound recording agencies and film producers. The money can be used for art production, trainin...

The Competition Bureau says it is likely that Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion deal to acquire Viterra Ltd. would "substantially" reduce competition in the grain and canola oil markets.In a report to Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the bureau says the deal is likely to hurt competition in markets for grain pur...

Officials from the Town of Sylvan Lake have announced the street sweeping schedule for the week of April 23. Roads scheduled for sweeping on are: Regatta Way Rogers Road Ross Close Richfield Crescent Rosewood Rise Ramsey Link Regal Court Rosse Place VanVeller Way Vanson Close Vali Close Victor Close Violet Place Rowber...

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to go on for decades. "If we don't shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that ...

Alberta says it will be home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada as Imperial qualifies for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program. Government officials say Alberta is an agricultural powerhouse with diverse and innovative industries, including a thriving bioprocessing sector. When companies se...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched a new public awareness campaign for organ and tissue donation and revealed a new name for its provincial donation program. The announcement was made for National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, which takes place from April 21-27. The campaign, titled "All the Wa...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ottawa adds $36M to vaccine injury fund The federal government is putting another $36 million toward a program to compensate people who were seriously injured or killed by vaccines. The new funding w...

Organizations across the country are gearing up for what they describe as the largest LGBTQ+ mobilization since the push for marriage equality. Fae Johnstone, president of the Society of Queer Momentum, says there will be rallies across Canada in May. The group, in partnership with other organizations, is pushing for a...

OTTAWA - The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020. The program was announced shortly after COVID-19 shots first became available to the public, and provides financial compensation to people who were...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes. Just shy of half the respondents to Leger's latest survey said they had a negative opinion of the federal budget, which was presented last Tuesday. Only ...

OTTAWA - The office of Canada's justice minister says the public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent - warning that "immediate" and "uninformed reactions" only worsens matters. A jury on Sunday found Umar Zameer not guilty of first-degree murder in t...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis - a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same rights that people in the rest of Canada have," Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday. After...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday's primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of t...

SEATTLE (AP) - A former Washington state police officer wanted in two killings has been found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a chase in Oregon, authorities said Tuesday. His 1-year-old baby was taken safely into custody by Oregon State Patrol troopers. The troopers began chasing ex-Yakima, Washington off...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers said. There were two people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email to The Associated Press. There was no immediate word on their conditions. The C-54 is a mil...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said. The toothy reptile was spotted Monday morning beside the landing gear of a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft, officials at the b...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bringing the bill to the brink of passage after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States should be abroad. The vote to end a filibuster drew the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say the Pentagon is poised to send a $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine as the Senate begin debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv desperately needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war. The decision Tuesday comes after months of frustra...