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Red Deer man fined and given three-year firearms prohibition for online threats
A Red Deer man accused of online threats this spring has been fined $1000 and given a three-year firearms prohibition.Jordan Redmond, 25, was sentenced in Red Deer provincial court on July 14, 2022. H...
Aug 18, 2022
'Weak spot' in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered what they are calling a "weak spot" in the virus that causes COVID-19. A study published in the peer-reviewed scientific j...
Aug 18, 2022
Red Deer man who posed as lawyer sentenced to one year in fraud case
A Red Deer man accused of defrauding several people out of thousands of dollars while posing as a lawyer was sentenced last month to one year in jail and ordered to pay $5,000 restitution.Chance Aaron...
Aug 18, 2022
AP source: Browns QB Watson settles for 11-game suspension
Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns fol...
Aug 18, 2022
Western Quebec smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial norm
MONTREAL - The owner of a western Quebec copper smelter says it will adhere to the government's new requirements and reduce arsenic emissions to five times the provincial norm by 2027. The smelter in ...
Aug 18, 2022
AP source: Browns QB Watson settles for 11-game suspension
Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns, a ...
Aug 18, 2022
Pope says not enough evidence to open sex assault probe against Quebec Cardinal
Pope Francis is declaring that there is not enough evidence to open a canonical investigation for sexual assault against Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet. The pontiff made the statement today through the ...
Aug 18, 2022
Bottle drive in honour of two local youngsters recently passed from leukemia
A bottle drive to support kids cancer treatment is happening this weekend in Red Deer.The third annual Nicolas and Rowen's Bottle Drive is in honour of two local youngsters -- Nicolas Henkel and Rowen...
Aug 18, 2022
Elks running back James Wilder Jr. says his CFL season is over due to injury
EDMONTON - Running back James Wilder Jr. of the Edmonton Elks says his 2022 CFL season is over. Wilder Jr. wrote on his Instagram account that he's been told his '22 campaign is done and the only way ...
Aug 18, 2022
Israel closes Palestinian rights groups it labeled terrorist
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organizations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declarin...
Aug 18, 2022