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Feds reach tentative deal with striking border guards days before restrictions ease
WASHINGTON - Canada's border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of semi-trailers and passenger vehic...
Aug 06, 2021

Federal government says proposed coal mine in southwestern Alberta can't proceed
OTTAWA - The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement ...
Aug 06, 2021

More restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike in B.C.'s Okanagan: top doctor
VANCOUVER - British Columbia health officials announced circuit-breaker restrictions in the central Okanagan region amid a surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly infections Delta variant. Provin...
Aug 06, 2021

Raptors confirm sign-and-trade deal sending star guard Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed the sign-and-trade deal sending star guard Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat. In exchange for the six-time all-star, Toronto gets veteran guard Goran Dragic and...
Aug 06, 2021

Weekly Scoreboard: Aug. 6-8, 2021
Have sports scores or schedules you'd like to see on our weekly scoreboard? Submit them to news@rdnewsNOW.com.--Mixed Martial ArtsAug. 6 - Jett Grande (Red Deer) vs. Damon Morosko - PREVIEWWestern Can...
Aug 06, 2021

54,000+ Red Deerians, 59% of eligible, now fully vaccinated, with province at 66.4%
Red Deer now sits at 47 active cases of COVID-19, up one since Thursday.The city's total number of recorded cases is up two to 5,843, while recoveries are up one to 5,753.Red Deer's death toll stemmin...
Aug 06, 2021

No charges against top military officer McDonald after misconduct investigation
OTTAWA - A six-month investigation into the conduct of Canada's top military officer Admiral Art McDonald has ended without any charges. Provost Marshal Brig.-Gen. Simon Trudeau announced the developm...
Aug 06, 2021

Canada Ravens regroup after decision to postpone Rugby League World Cup
The decision to postpone the Rugby League World Cup to next year will help Canada's entry prepare but remains disappointing, Canadian team officials say. The tournament, which features men's, women's ...
Aug 06, 2021

Red Deer’s Archives open for in-person service
The City of Red Deer's Archives is now open to the public for in-person reference service. Please note that the Archives is open by appointment only, whether it is to access historical records, to use...
Aug 06, 2021

Alberta providing $136 million to drought-stricken livestock producers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Livestock producers across Alberta are able to access millions of dollars in financial relief and will benefit from new rangeland initiatives that will improve access to water grazing...
Aug 06, 2021