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Interactive history walking tour app launches in Red Deer
Red Deer has been added to an interactive walking tour app that allows users to step back in time.Users of the free On This Spot app will be able to view 20 historic photos of Red Deer and stand in th...
Jun 22, 2021

Alberta taking on 'new kind of challenge' reopening from COVID: Hinshaw
Alberta's number of active COVID-19 cases has dipped below 2,000 and is at its lowest since early October.The number of daily new cases has also dropped again, its lowest number since the fall."Our nu...
Jun 22, 2021

GOP filibuster halts Democrats' signature voting bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law stalled in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a wall of Republican opposition to what would have been the largest ...
Jun 22, 2021

Austin backs change in military sex assault prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual...
Jun 22, 2021

Campground approved for Canyon Ski Resort
A campground proposed for the top of Canyon Ski Resort has been granted approval by Red Deer County's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC), albeit around half the size of the original proposal.Instead ...
Jun 22, 2021

Red Deer with no new COVID cases, one death
For the second time in four days, Red Deer reported no new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. That leaves the city's overall total during the pandemic at 5,751.Recoveries are up 11 to 5,635 while the number o...
Jun 22, 2021

Former Vancouver superstars Daniel and Henrik Sedin join club's front office
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Canuck superstars Henrik and Daniel Sedin are joining the club's front office. The Canucks announced Tuesday that the Sedins will join Vancouver's hockey operations depart...
Jun 22, 2021

Croatia advances at Euro 2020 with Modrić leading the way
GLASGOW, Scotland - Croatia captain Luka Modri lurked on the edge of the area, waiting for the ball to come to him before stroking it into the top corner with the outside of his boot. At 35, this may ...
Jun 22, 2021

Alberta moving forward on two new plans to maintain river water quality
Alberta is proposing two new plans to monitor water quality on the North Saskatchewan, Battle and Upper Athabasca rivers.Environment Minister Jason Nixon says clear objectives to monitor and maintain ...
Jun 22, 2021

Buffalo Bills sign Canadian defensive tackle Eli Ankou
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Canadian defensive tackle Eli Ankou has signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. The Ottawa native broke into the NFL in 2017 when he joined the Houston Texans as an und...
Jun 22, 2021