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Alberta Grains annual meetings offer information and input opportunities
Alberta Grains invites barley and wheat farmers to its annual regional meetings taking place across Alberta, giving them a detailed look at the commission's research, advocacy, and extension efforts f...
Oct 17, 2024

Third annual Premier's Summit on Fairness for Newcomers continues progress
The third annual Premier's Summit on Fairness for Newcomers took place in Calgary on Wednesday with this year's theme in mind of "celebrating trades and professions in Alberta." The provincial governm...
Oct 17, 2024

RDP launches two new AI programs
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is launching two new artificial intelligence (AI) programs in the fall of 2025, and applications are open now. Students can apply for the new Artificial Intelligence and Dat...
Oct 17, 2024

Montrealer ordered to pay $35,000 fine for not declaring luxury watch at border
MONTREAL - A Montreal business owner will have to pay a hefty fine after he imported a luxury watch without declaring it to customs. A Federal Court judge this week ruled that David Segall Blouin must...
Oct 17, 2024

Canadian veteran midfielder Desiree Scott to retire at end of NWSL season
Desiree Scott, a hard-nosed defensive midfielder who won 187 caps for Canada, has announced her retirement at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. The 37-year-old from Winnipeg, known...
Oct 17, 2024

OHL says it will co-operate with an investigation into sexual assault allegation
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League says it is taking recent sexual assault allegations against eight former players "very seriously" and will co-operate with any police investigation into the claims....
Oct 17, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet as four ministers plan to step down
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet yet again after four more cabinet ministers informed the Prime Minister's Office they won't run in the next election. Filomena...
Oct 17, 2024

PBO projects deficit exceeded Liberals' $40B pledge, economy to rebound in 2025
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government likely failed to keep its deficit below its promised $40 billion cap in the last fiscal year. However the PBO also projects in its...
Oct 17, 2024

Supreme Court won't hear spy service analyst's appeal over discrimination case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the case of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. In March, the Federal ...
Oct 17, 2024

This week in RDP Athletics Oct. 18-20
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Hockey team will kick off the 2024/2025 ACAC season against the SAIT Trojans. The RDP Queens Hockey team will play a home-and-series against the Trojans. Both...
Oct 17, 2024