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Council approves scope, design of future aquatic centre
The scope, design and costing of a new multi-use aquatic centre have been agreed to, in principle, by Red Deer city council.The decision made on Monday does not mean funding has been approved.One part...
Dec 07, 2020
City offers to pick up full cost to keep ambulance dispatch
The City of Red Deer and three other municipalities have asked Premier Jason Kenney to consider allowing them to take over their respective emergency ambulance dispatch services.The request comes afte...
Dec 07, 2020
'B.A.P.S.' star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53
LOS ANGELES - Natalie Desselle Reid, who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film "B.A.P.S." and on the sitcom "Eve," has died. She was 53. Reid's death on Monday was confirmed by Je'Caryous Joh...
Dec 07, 2020
AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defence
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defence, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the...
Dec 07, 2020
Pandemic financial pressures deplete finances, spirits as festive season approaches
TORONTO - Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years for Tia Cyr and her family, so she enlisted Santa in breaking the news to her son. The Alberta m...
Dec 07, 2020
Man arrested after fatal shooting at Sunchild First Nation
One man is in custody following a fatal shooting on the Sunchild First Nation Sunday morning.On Dec. 6 at 5:57 a.m., Rocky Mountain House RCMP launched an investigation into a shooting outside a resid...
Dec 07, 2020
Rocky council defeats motion to explore mandatory masking bylaw
Despite rising case numbers of COVID-19 in the community, Rocky Mountain House town council has chosen not to consider a mandatory face coverings bylaw at this time. The decision was made during a reg...
Dec 07, 2020
TELUS sponsors $5,000 in support of Boys And Girls Club
TELUS recently presented a cheque to the Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer in the amount of $5,000. This was made possible by TELUS team members and retirees through the TELUS Payday Lottery Committee d...
Dec 07, 2020
Normandeau School suspending in-person classes due to rising COVID-19 cases
A school in north Red Deer is suspending in-person learning due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases affecting its students and staff. Normandeau School principal Lisa Spicer told parents in a lette...
Dec 07, 2020
Police testify at coroner's inquest into 2018 murder of Quebec toddler
QUEBEC - A coroner's inquest into the brutal 2018 murder of a two-year-old girl whose body was found dumped in a garbage can opened Monday with the testimony of the Quebec City police officers who inv...
Dec 07, 2020