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Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce re-accredited for standard of excellence
The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce has been re-accredited as achieving the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada's (CACC) highest standard of excellence for 2025-2029.To achieve the title...
Oct 08, 2024
Alberta investing in affordable housing repairs
Through budget 2024, the Government of Alberta is investing nearly $121 million over three years into maintenance and repairs for government-owned affordable housing units. Through the Capital Mainten...
Oct 08, 2024
Leaders condemn 'hateful rhetoric' at B.C. pro-Palestinian protest on Oct. 7
VANCOUVER - Political leaders are condemning what they describe as "hateful rhetoric" from a speaker at a pro-Palestinian rally in Vancouver who told the crowd that "we are Hezbollah and we are Hamas....
Oct 08, 2024
Rebels sign 18-year-old from BCHL's Powell River
The Red Deer Rebels have inked forward Jaxon Fuder (FEW-dur) to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.Fuder, 18, comes to the Rebels from Powell River of the BCHL where he had six points (2G, 4A...
Oct 08, 2024
RJ Barrett out for rest of Raptors pre-season with sprained right shoulder
TORONTO - RJ Barrett will miss the rest of the Toronto Raptors' pre-season with an injury. Barrett left Sunday's 125-98 pre-season victory over the Washington Wizards in the second quarter with a righ...
Oct 08, 2024
Nichols, Rourke named CFL's top offensive and defensive performers
TORONTO - Deatrick Nichols of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Nathan Rourke of the B.C. Lions were named the CFL's top performers Tuesday. Nichols, a veteran defensive back, earned top defensive honours...
Oct 08, 2024
France’s minority government survives a no-confidence vote, 2 weeks after taking office
PARIS (AP) - France's minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle placed by left-wing lawmakers to bring down new conserv...
Oct 08, 2024
Wallace scores OT winner to lift United States to 2-1 win over Canada at IPH Cup
OSTRAVA - Jack Wallace scored 19 seconds into the overtime session to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada at the IPH Cup para hockey tournament on Tuesday. Declan Farmer left a drop pass for ...
Oct 08, 2024
Liberals won't prorogue Parliament as impasse over green tech fund documents drags on
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has no intention of proroguing Parliament to end an impasse with the Tories over a matter of privilege. At a news conference today ...
Oct 08, 2024
Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran kicker Ward to three-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed veteran Canadian kicker Lewis Ward to a three-year contract extension Tuesday. Ward, 32, is in his sixth season with Ottawa. The five-foot-seven, 176-pound kicker ...
Oct 08, 2024