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RDP Athletes of the Week and schedule: Sept. 26, 2022
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics is very proud to announce Sein Furuyama (Queens Soccer) and Grant Johnson (Kings Soccer) as the Fas Gas RDP Athletes of the Week. Both first-year student-athletes made a...
Sep 27, 2022

Lacombe to fund accessible fishing dock
The City of Lacombe is funding an accessible fishing dock, to be located at Len Thompson Pond.Already home to the World's Largest Fishing Lure, the pond will see the Lacombe Fish and Game Association ...
Sep 27, 2022

What each province, territory is doing on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Friday is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The federal government made Sept. 30 a statutory holiday for its workers and federally regulated ...
Sep 27, 2022

Museum returns artifacts to First Nation in northern Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - The Royal Alberta Museum has returned seven artifacts from its collection to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.Chief Allan Adam says in a statement that returning the artifacts is a ...
Sep 27, 2022

Blackfalds cowboy hitting his stride ahead of CFR
Nick Patterson picked the perfect time to put together the highest marked ride of his pro career. The 26-year-old bronc rider combined with C5 Rodeo's 642 Houchie Mama for 87 points to finish second a...
Sep 27, 2022

Expect serious delays at border due to staff shortages if travel levels rise: union
OTTAWA - The head of a union representing Canada's customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won't necessarily disappear when use of the controvers...
Sep 27, 2022

Red Deer County hosting cattle behaviour workshop
Red Deer County will be hosting a workshop on Wednesday, October 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Benalto Rodeo Grounds. The workshop will focus on cattle behaviours and how farmers can use it to their ...
Sep 27, 2022

Canada blanked 2-0 by Uruguay in final friendly before World Cup
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Nicolas De La Cruz and Darwin Nunez set the tone in the first half with a goal apiece as 13th-ranked Uruguay topped Canada 2-0 in a men's soccer friendly on Tuesday. De La Cruz ...
Sep 27, 2022

Seeking diversity, feds add inclusive language to application process for judges
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is making changes to the questionnaire prospective judges must fill out before applying for a federal judicial appointment. The change is intended make the questionnai...
Sep 27, 2022

Former Team Canada goaltender Sami Jo Small named president of PHF's Toronto Six
TORONTO - Former Canadian women's hockey team goalie Sami Jo Small has been appointed president of the Premier Hockey Federation's Toronto Six. The 46-year-old from Winnipeg joins general manager Ange...
Sep 27, 2022