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Teen star McIntosh leads strong Canadian swim team at world championships
Summer McIntosh no longer enjoys the luxury of gracing the pool deck as a relatively anonymous up-and-comer with modest expectations from the outside world. Reporters peppered the 16-year-old swim phe...
Jul 21, 2023
Red Deer's Eileen Park to compete at Canadian Junior Girls Championship
A young Red Deer golfer will be competing at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship at the Hampton Golf Club in New Brunswick next week.Eileen Park from the Red Deer Golf & Country Club will be am...
Jul 21, 2023
Chilli Cook-Off by local radio stations raise nearly $2,000 for The Kidney Foundation
Red Deerians kept refilling their bowls on Thursday at the Chili Cook-Off, raising even more funds for The Kidney Foundation than last year.Organized by local radio stations Big 105 and 106.7 REWIND, ...
Jul 21, 2023
Retired RCMP officer charged with helping Beijing intimidation campaign
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has charged one of its former members in a case of alleged foreign interference. William Majcher is accused of helping the Chinese government identify and intimidate a person...
Jul 21, 2023
Japanese high school students to arrive in Red Deer Sunday
Eleven high school students from Japan are once again headed to Red Deer this summer.The group from Toshimagaoka Joshi Gakuen High School arrive July 23 and depart August 4. It is the first organized ...
Jul 21, 2023
Texas A&M University president resigns after Black journalist’s hiring at campus unravels
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M University announced Friday that its president has resigned after a Black journalist's celebrated hiring at one of the nation's largest campuses unraveled following ...
Jul 21, 2023
Gunman who ambushed North Dakota police had a 'binary trigger' that let him fire rapidly, AG says
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A gunman who ambushed police officers in Fargo, North Dakota, last week had a "binary trigger" that allowed him to fire rapidly, authorities said Friday. The .223-caliber rifle that...
Jul 21, 2023
More money for Montreal supervised drug-use sites as city deals with addiction issues
MONTREAL - Quebec is boosting funding for supervised consumption sites in Montreal to prevent overdoses as the city grapples with homelessness and substance abuse issues. The province is dedicating an...
Jul 21, 2023
British balloonists' transatlantic quest thwarted as troubles force landing in N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two ballooning Brits have abandoned their quest to fly across the Atlantic after technical issues forced them to land in Newfoundland this morning. U.K. residents Mike and Deborah S...
Jul 21, 2023
Red Deer Public Library to pilot branch at Collicutt
Red Deer Public Library is excitedly piloting a fourth branch at the Collicutt Centre (3031 30 Avenue).The branch will open to the public at the end of August, with the pilot's duration being one year...
Jul 21, 2023