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Yamaguchi can earn $9.15M over 2 years with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Pitcher Shun Yamaguchi is guaranteed $6.35 million as part of his two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, a deal that allows the 32-year-old right-hander to earn $9.15 million if he pi...
Jan 06, 2020
Canada won't be sending civilian “volunteer firefighters” to Australia
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Australia is currently dealing with one of its worst wildfire seasons ever, but the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) says there are better ways that civilians can help ...
Jan 06, 2020 Bushfires in Australia. (Credit: Matthew Abbott / The New York Times)
Red Deer sees big drop in building permit values in 2019
More numbers are in that show Red Deer slugged through another tough economic year in 2019. Year-end stats released Monday by The City of Red Deer show $118.9 million in building permits were issued l...
Jan 06, 2020
Boeing's checklist of 737 Max fixes grows with wiring issue
DALLAS - The list of items Boeing could be forced to fix before federal safety officials let the grounded 737 Max airliner fly again has grown to include a problem with electrical wiring used for the ...
Jan 06, 2020
Former CFL star receiver Reggie Begelton signs deal with Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Reggie Begelton is a Green Bay Packer. The former Calgary Stampeders star receiver signed a reserve/future deal with Green Bay on Monday. The CFL club released Begelton last week to ...
Jan 06, 2020
Lacombe murder suspects back in court this month
A man and woman accused in the death of a man in Lacombe are due back in court at the end of this month. Tyler John Campbell, 27, and Amie Rogers, 21, are charged with second-degree murder and resisti...
Jan 06, 2020
Wetaskiwin RCMP trying to locate wanted man
RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate Ryan Jake Applegarth, 27, of the Samson First Nation. Applegarth is currently wanted on arrest warrants for charges stemming from different incidents. His ...
Jan 06, 2020 Ryan Jake Applegarth, 27, of Samson First Nation is wanted by RCMP. (Wetaskiwin RCMP)
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration starts January 13
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten online registration for the 2020-2021 school year will start on January 13, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. Prior to that, parents/guardians can start to fill out the online regis...
Jan 06, 2020
Calgary neurologist pleads guilty to dozens of assaults dating back to 1980s
CALGARY - A retired neurologist has admitted in court to sexually assaulting 28 female patients over three decades. Keith Hoyte, 71, pleaded guilty to 28 counts as his trial was to begin Monday i...
Jan 06, 2020
Anne Frank: A History for Today opening at Red Deer MAG
The travelling exhibition Anne Frank - A History for Today, a travelling exhibition from the Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), will be on display at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG...
Jan 06, 2020 (Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery)