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Oscars set inclusion standards for best picture category
In an historic move, the Oscars are raising the inclusion bar for best picture nominees starting with the 96th Academy Awards in 2024. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday laid o...
Sep 09, 2020
Increased trail use in Red Deer helping drive down property crime: RCMP
RCMP in Red Deer say increased trail use during the COVID-19 pandemic is helping to curtail some of the criminal activity happening in the city. Officials say the use of trails in Red Deer jumped by 3...
Sep 09, 2020
Alberta RCMP issue nearly 2,600 traffic tickets over Labour Day long weekend
EDMONTON - This Labour Day long weekend, as Albertans enjoyed the last of their summer holidays, RCMP conducted enforcement initiatives across the province, working to keep roadways safe. From Sept. 4...
Sep 09, 2020
Trudeau announces cash for loans, support to Black Canadian entrepreneurs
OTTAWA - The federal government is creating a new national program to help Black Canadians get business loans with national banks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the COVID-19 pandemic has dispropo...
Sep 09, 2020
Canadian rider Michael Woods wins Stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico, takes race lead
SATURNIA, Italy - Powering up a climb so steep that bystanders gave riders helping pushes, Canadian Michael Woods won Stage 3 of the Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday and took the overall lead. Woods, wh...
Sep 09, 2020
Burger (and pint) of the Month raises over $1,800 for MS Society
Bam! August was the month to celebrate all things summer, to soak in the sunshine, and "The Pineapple Smash" was the perfect patio burger!Adam Nachbaur of Snake Lake Brewing Company was the mastermind...
Sep 09, 2020
Preliminary hearing booked for man charged in shooting near Rimbey
A Lacombe County man charged in a shooting incident near Rimbey this summer will face a preliminary hearing in the New Year.It was just after 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 5 when Rimbey RCMP responded to a 9...
Sep 09, 2020
Court appearance today for man accused of killing Red Deer doctor
RED DEER - A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in Red Deer is scheduled to appear in court today.Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in death of Dr. Walter Reynol...
Sep 09, 2020
U.S. job postings rise to 6.6 million in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers advertised more jobs but hired fewer workers in July, sending mixed signals about the job market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Labor Department said Wednesda...
Sep 09, 2020
Biden visits manufacturing heartland to curry favour with blue-collar voters
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden is in America's manufacturing heartland today to hammer home how he would keep blue-collar jobs and investment on U.S. soil. The Democratic party's presidential nomine...
Sep 09, 2020