Author Archives:
Police see increase in speedy drivers on quieter streets during pandemic
EDMONTON - Lyle Massie takes his bright-orange motorcycle out for a ride around the city once or twice a week. The Edmontonian says he's noticed way more speeding on the roads since the COVID-19 pande...
May 30, 2020
Nearby residents salute ongoing work of Golden Circle staff
A tribute event to staff and the work being done at Red Deer's Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre put a smile on the face of many Friday morning.The tribute, which saw people in a big circle waving ...
May 30, 2020
How finding a ministerial home for CMHC caused 'madness' in November
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's federal housing agency wrote a one-word email in November to sum up the time it took to figure out just which newly shuffled cabinet minister was responsible for the...
May 30, 2020
Deaths in central Alberta and Ontario appear to be linked
Police in Ontario and Alberta are investigating a pair of deaths that appear to be connected.On Tuesday, May 26, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the local M...
May 29, 2020
Partygoer at Missouri's Lake of Ozarks positive for COVID-19
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - Health officials said Friday that they were seeking to "inform mass numbers of unknown people" after a person who attended crowded pool parties over Memorial Day weekend at Missouri...
May 29, 2020
Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 29, 2020
Missing: 31 y/o Amanda Larsen from Red Deer
Oct. 12 - Red Deer RCMP are confirming that Amanda Larsen was located deceased on Sept. 15, 2020. As there is no criminal investigation into her death, police say no further updates will be provided.=...
May 29, 2020
All Albertans now eligible for COVID-19 testing: Hinshaw
COVID-19 testing eligibility in Alberta is being expanded to include anyone in Alberta whether they have symptoms or not. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says that starting Friday, r...
May 29, 2020
Oilers' Draisaitl reflects on Art Ross Trophy win: 'You dream of these things'
Leon Draisaitl had just wrapped up a phone call with Alphonso Davies. The German hockey star and the Canadian soccer sensation have a lot in common. A dominant centre for the Edmonton Oilers, Dra...
May 29, 2020
Kylie Jenner, Forbes spar over story on billionaire status
LOS ANGELES - Forbes magazine, which once declared Kylie Jenner a billionaire on its cover, says she no longer deserves the title, but Jenner is pushing back. Forbes said in a story posted Friday that...
May 29, 2020