Author Archives:
Rotary Club looking for Westerner 50/50 winning ticket-holders
The Rotary Red Deer Sunrise Club has a pair of unclaimed winning Westerner 50/50 tickets.The organization raised over $75,000 during the recent Westerner Days event, money it uses to enhance the lives...
Jul 28, 2022
Long weekend heroes needed in Red Deer to donate blood and plasma
As the August long weekend approaches, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is asking for long weekend heroes in Red Deer to support patients this summer by booking and keeping appointments to donate blood, ...
Jul 28, 2022
Mountie has 'impression' Liberal government interfered with N.S. mass shooting probe
HALIFAX - A senior Mountie says he believes political inference was behind RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki's determination to have police release details on the guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooti...
Jul 28, 2022
Whistle Stop owner has sanctions relaxed by Court of Appeal
Whistle Stop Cafe owner Christopher Scott has won a change to sanctions against him, doled out late last year in relation to a mass gathering he organized and promoted in May 2021.Scott's cafe, which ...
Jul 28, 2022
Alberta offering pre-exposure monkeypox vaccine
A pre-exposure monkeypox vaccine is available to Albertans 18 and older who self-identify as meeting the targeted prevention eligibility criteria.Starting July 28, monkeypox immunization appointments ...
Jul 28, 2022
Advocates say the federal government can do more to address opioid use stigma
OTTAWA - New federal government research says that stigmatizing views about opioid use disorder - unfair perceptions and disapproval of people who take these drugs - continue to be held by a significa...
Jul 28, 2022
Montreal says vaccine — not limiting sexual partners — best way to fight monkeypox
Montreal health officials say men who have sex with men should get vaccinated against monkeypox instead of limit the number of people they have sex with. City public health director Dr. Mylne Drouin s...
Jul 28, 2022
AHS encourages simple precautions to reduce risk of West Nile virus infection
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to take precautions to protect themselves against West Nile virus infection. "With exposure to mosquitoes, comes risk of West Nile virus," says Dr....
Jul 28, 2022
Walk to Breathe organizer hits roadblock, but needs Albertans' help
An Edmonton man, who you could usually find walking along the highway right about now, has had to call off his annual Walk to Breathe.For two years, Chris Sadleir has made the trek through central Alb...
Jul 28, 2022
Ponoka man charged following seizure of stolen side-by-side
Charges have been laid against a Ponoka man following the seizure of a stolen sport side-by-side by Lacombe Police last week.On July 21, 2022 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Lacombe Police Service (LPS) ...
Jul 28, 2022