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Red Deer man wanted for domestic assault incident in Cochrane
RCMP in Cochrane say a man from Red Deer is wanted in relation to an incident of domestic violence in the southern Alberta town. Wyatt Robert Boden, 36, has been charged with multiple offences includi...
Jun 30, 2020

How Canada geese bounced back from near extinction to conquer North America
They came, they honked, they conquered. Flying in their signature V-formation, Canada geese are often hailed as a symbol of the Canadian wilderness, marking the change of seasons with their ...
Jun 30, 2020

Rebels select Czech forward at CHL Import Draft
The Red Deer Rebels added a forward at the 2020 CHL Import Draft. With the 18th overall selection, the Rebels selected Tomas Chlubna, a 17-year-old, six-foot-two native of the Czech Republic. He was t...
Jun 30, 2020

Cornwallis debate: Coast guard working with Indigenous group to change ship name
HALIFAX - The federal government is asking an Indigenous group in Nova Scotia to recommend a new name for a Canadian Coast Guard ship named after a British military officer who offered a bounty f...
Jun 30, 2020

Citroen unveils new hatchback as virus pushes event online
FRANKFURT - PSA Group unveiled one of its most important new models Tuesday with 20 people physically present and 2,600 watching online - a marketing configuration that the coronavirus seems likely to...
Jun 30, 2020

NewsAlert: CP Women's Open cancelled for 2020; Shaughnessy still host in 2021
The 2020 CP Women's Open has been cancelled. The Canadian women's professional golf championship was scheduled for the first week of September at Vancouver's Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. Organ...
Jun 30, 2020

Alberta expands outdoor gathering limit
EDMONTON - Alberta is expanding the number of people who can meet up for audience-type outdoor events.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, says up to 200 people may now c...
Jun 30, 2020

Trade experts urge heads-up approach for businesses as USMCA comes into force
WASHINGTON - Experts are urging businesses across North America to keep their heads up and their eyes open as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement comes into force this week. U.S. trade ambassador Robert ...
Jun 30, 2020

Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies
NEW YORK - Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a "second banana" to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks as creator of "The Dick Van Dyke Sh...
Jun 30, 2020

Family wants change after Redcliff man dies during surgery wait caused by COVID-19
REDCLIFF- An elective surgery that couldn't be scheduled due to COVID-19 has left a Redcliff family mourning and seeking change so that no other family has to suffer a similar tragedy.The family of Je...
Jun 30, 2020