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Road closure Tuesday at the Red Deer Regional Hospital
Red Deer drivers are advised of road closures in the vicinity of the Red Deer Regional Hospital next week as crews complete catch basin replacements in the area.On Tuesday, June 22, 52 Avenue south of...
Jun 21, 2021

Canadiens look to turn the page after terrific Game 4 performance ends in defeat
MONTREAL - Corey Perry has seen plenty throughout his 16 NHL seasons and 160 playoff games. Exhilarating victories. Crushing defeats. Contests his team should have won and didn't. And vice-versa. So t...
Jun 21, 2021

Austria beats Ukraine 1-0 to advance at Euro 2020
BUCHAREST, Romania - Christoph Baumgartner put Austria into the knockout stage at the European Championship for the first time by scoring the only goal in his team's 1-0 victory over Ukraine on Monday...
Jun 21, 2021

Canada joins U.S., U.K., EU in imposing sanctions on Belarus after journalist arrest
OTTAWA - Canada has announced new sanctions against Belarusian officials and entities in response to the politically motivated arrests of journalist Raman Pratasevich and his companion Sofia Sapega. I...
Jun 21, 2021

Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov won't compete at Tokyo Olympics
Denis Shapovalov says he won't compete for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics. The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., says in a Twitter post he made the decision for safety reasons "due to the current si...
Jun 21, 2021

Rocky RCMP Report: June 12-17
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...
Jun 21, 2021

Sylvan Lake Gulls go 1-2 on opening weekend
The Sylvan Lake Gulls were 1-for-3 in their first ever weekend of Western Canadian Baseball League action over the weekend. Friday night, the Gulls played their first game in franchise history at Gull...
Jun 21, 2021

Manitoba commits $2.5 million to uncover residential school graves
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's government says it will commit $2.5 million to identify and commemorate burial sites at residential schools in the province. Premier Brian Pallister says the recent discovery of ...
Jun 21, 2021

New this week: Whales, 'LFG,' 'Mysterious Benedict Society'
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - In between Euro 2020 games this week...
Jun 21, 2021

Singh blasts Liberal 'hypocrisy' on National Indigenous Peoples Day
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes the Liberal government is "hypocritical" for saying it wants to make reparations for past sins against Indigenous people while also facing tough crit...
Jun 21, 2021