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U18AAA Sutter Fund Chiefs fall to Fraser Valley on road to Esso Cup
The U18AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs put up a valiant effort, but could not beat the Fraser Valley Rush last weekend for a berth in the 2023 Esso Cup.The Chiefs, who won their provincial title a cou...
Apr 15, 2023
Recognition important during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
April 9-15 has been a week to thank 911 dispatchers as it is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.In Red Deer, there are 40 people who work for the municipality's dispatch centre, and many mo...
Apr 15, 2023
Hockey Canada announces roster for 2023 men's U18 world championship
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced its roster for the upcoming 2023 men's under-18 world championship. The roster includes 22 players (three goalies, seven defencemen and 12 forwards), eight of whi...
Apr 15, 2023
Trudeau's cross-country town halls are back with a new format — and new skeptics
OTTAWA - Every town hall begins the same way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in a blue or white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, takes the microphone, waxes poetic about the state of the world and...
Apr 15, 2023
Man arrested after QEII traffic stop had loaded shotgun, police say
A 27-year-old central Alberta man has been charged following a routine traffic stop earlier this month.Blackfalds RCMP say it was April 6 when an officer stopped a vehicle on the QEII Highway for a tr...
Apr 15, 2023
Blue Jackets fire coach Brad Larsen after 2 seasons
Brad Larsen has been fired as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after two seasons without a playoff appearance, a move general manager Jarmo Kekalainen called "absolutely a necessary change that we n...
Apr 15, 2023
Sustained firing heard in Sudanese capital amid tensions
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sustained firing was heard in the Sudanese capital Saturday morning amid tensions between the military and the country's powerful paramilitary forces. The firing could be heard ...
Apr 15, 2023
Proposed shark tourism project has to walk fine line to balance benefits and safety
A proposed tourism project off the coast of Nova Scotia to let people watch great white sharks through the bars of a submerged cage requires a balancing act between sightseeing and the needs of the an...
Apr 15, 2023
Explosion at Japan port during PM Kishida visit, no injuries
TOKYO (AP) - A loud explosion occurred at a western Japanese port on Saturday during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit, but there were no injuries, Japan's NHK television reported. Kishida was unha...
Apr 14, 2023
Canadian lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier opens 2023 PFL season with decision win
LAS VEGAS - Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier won a unanimous decision over American lightweight (Hurricane) Shane Burgos on Friday night at PFL 3. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 f...
Apr 14, 2023