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Tinder dry conditions out there, RDES says, with local ambulances deployed to Drayton Valley
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) is supplying help related to the wildfire near Drayton Valley, and at the same time are urging people to not take for granted the possibility that fires can easily s...
May 05, 2023
Lacombe County council approves zero per cent municipal tax increase for 2023
Lacombe County council approved a zero per cent increase to the county's portion of municipal taxes in 2023. At their meeting on April 27, council approved their 2023 operating and capital budgets and...
May 05, 2023
Red Deer hospital expansion group to hold rally Saturday at noon
The Society for Hospital Expansion in Central Alberta (SHECA) is continuing its advocacy for an expansion to the Red Deer Regional Hospital, this time with a noon rally on Saturday, May 6 at City Hall...
May 05, 2023
Blue Jays place reliever Pop on 15-game injured list with hamstring strain
PITTSBURGH - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed reliever Zach Pop on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Pop sustained the injury in the eighth inning of Toronto's 11-5 ...
May 05, 2023
Houston-area Shell chemical plant catches fire
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) - A chemical plant in the Houston area caught fire Friday, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said the fire was at a Shell USA Inc. fa...
May 05, 2023
Man gets 14 years in 1/6 case, longest sentence imposed yet
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Kentucky man with a long criminal record was sentenced Friday to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as he stormed the U.S. Capitol ...
May 05, 2023
COVID-19 is still with us even as WHO says it is no longer a global emergency: Duclos
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the impact of COVID-19 is still with us even after the World Health Organization declared earlier today that the illness no longer qualifies as a global ...
May 05, 2023
Ottawa aims to add new limits to controversial use of dry cells in prisons
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is changing prison regulations to limit the use of dry cells and improve the process for the search and seizure of contraband in correctional institutions. Dry ...
May 05, 2023
Canada finishes seventh in men's 10m synchro at Diving World Cup
MONTREAL - Canada's Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray finished seventh in the men's 10-metre platform synchronized event at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup on Friday. Lian Junjie and Yang Hao ...
May 05, 2023
Red Deer Games Foundation accepting financial aid applications for athletes
The Red Deer Games Foundation (RDGF) is now accepting applications for financial assistance for athletes in Red Deer and the surrounding area.The grants are awarded to individuals who have demonstrate...
May 05, 2023