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Kasper Pikkarainen signs with Rebels
The Red Deer Rebels have announced that forward Kasper Pikkarainen has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the club for the 2024-25 season. The Rebels selected Pikkarainen in round...
Aug 07, 2024
Honouring heroes who stand against violence and abuse
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Inspiration Awards, recognizing Albertans outstanding leadership in making communities safer from violence. Provincial officials say everyone in Alberta deserves ...
Aug 07, 2024
Alberta's rooftop solar boom driving shady sales tactics, advocates warn
Surging demand for rooftop solar in Alberta is sparking what advocates call a rise in shady sales tactics by those seeking to cash in on the boom.With its sunny skies and deregulated power market, Alb...
Aug 07, 2024
Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night card
American Steve (Mean Machine) Garcia has replaced the injured Calvin (The Boston Finisher) Kattar as the opponent for Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson on a Sept. 7 UFC Fight Night card...
Aug 07, 2024
Ex-adviser with the Coalition Avenir Québec pleads not guilty to electoral fraud
QUBEC - A former Coalition Avenir Qubec political adviser has been charged with electoral fraud by the province's elections authority. lections Qubec says tienne Boulrice helped or incited someone to ...
Aug 07, 2024
Optimist Club of Red Deer Hosts 3rd Annual Duck Race
The Optimist Club of Red Deer has announced its 3rd Annual Red Deer Duck Race, set to take place on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at River Bend Recreation Area. Organizers say this family-friendly event pr...
Aug 07, 2024
Canada's Haumana-Parades, Wilkerson a win away from women's beach volleyball medal
PARIS - Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were staring down an early exit from the Paris Games. Now they are one win away from delivering Canada's first-ever medal in women's beach volleyba...
Aug 07, 2024
Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Thirty people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in Yemen's southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains, the governor said Wednesday. Hodeidah ...
Aug 07, 2024
Innisfail's Landon Beardsworth closing in on CFR
The wait may be over.Twice in the last three years, steer wrestler Landon Beardsworth was within $500.00 of making the cut for the CFR.But 2024 has an entirely different story for the seven year pro. ...
Aug 07, 2024
Disruptions to 55 Street traffic
Red Deer motorists are advised of traffic disruptions on 55 Street as crews repair asphalt.From 6 a.m. on August 7 to 4 p.m. on August 8, 55 Street will be closed at the 45 avenue intersection, affect...
Aug 07, 2024