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Red Deer golfer competing at Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship
A young golfer from Red Deer is among the competitors taking part in the 108th installment of the Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, underway this week at Westmount Golf & Country Club in Kitc...
Jul 19, 2022
Toronto Raptors sign guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. to two-way contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. to a two-way contract. The six-foot-three, 185-pound Dowtin joined the Raptors for this year's NBA Summer League, where he averaged 16 p...
Jul 19, 2022
Co-owner Grant not messing with Bulldog Hanover's winning formula
Brad Grant isn't one to mess with a winning formula. Neither he nor co-owner/trainer Jack Darling have been present for many of Bulldog Hanover's harness wins. Afraid to jinx the heralded colt, Grant ...
Jul 19, 2022
Crown calls final witness in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Crown prosecutors have called their last witness in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd before s...
Jul 19, 2022
Red Deer 11U AA Braves fill the SPARC Rock Garden
The Red Deer Porttin Pipeline Braves had their creative juices flowing after practice last week to help paint the town positive.The Braves bonded over rock painting and were excited to contribute to t...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau launches expanded oceans protection plan, with aim to reach more regions
BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new details about the federal government's $3.5-billion plan to protect the oceans and boost coast guard facilities on the world's long...
Jul 19, 2022
Ex-Mountie sticks by story denying responding to 2013 domestic attack by mass killer
HALIFAX - A former Mountie is standing by his account that challenges testimony the RCMP failed to respond to a domestic violence call in 2013 involving the Nova Scotia mass shooter. Troy Maxwell, a r...
Jul 19, 2022
Research survey finds Canadian lakes in increasingly hot water over climate change.
Canadian lakes are in hot water over climate change, a new research survey has concluded. "Canadian lakes are warming twice as fast as the rest of the lakes globally," said York University biologist S...
Jul 19, 2022
Cypress County families suffered ‘tremendous loss’ in storm, says CAO
DUNMORE, AB - Cypress County officials are surveying the damage and gathering data on Tuesday, 24 hours after a violent storm ripped through the region.Cypress County CAO Tarolyn Aaserud said the toll...
Jul 19, 2022
Albertans over 18 can soon start booking fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot
Albertans over the age of 18 will soon be able to book their fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Alberta Health says in a news release that adults can start booking their second booster shot on Wednes...
Jul 19, 2022