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`School of Rock' actor Kevin Clark killed in bike accident
CHICAGO (AP) - Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy "Spazzy McGee" Jones in the 2003 movie "School of Rock" with Jack Black, was killed when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle along a C...
May 27, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 301,113 new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,938...
May 26, 2021
Safe Harbour shelter gets 4-month extension, not proposed year
The temporary homeless shelter in Red Deer's Railyards area can stay for another another four months.City council spent over five hours on Tuesday listening to concerned citizens during a public heari...
May 26, 2021
Brittany Howard leads Toronto over Calgary at Secret Cup women's hockey tournament
CALGARY - Brittany Howard produced a hat trick and Jamie Lee Rattray added a pair of goals as Team Sonnet downed Team Scotiabank 8-3 on Wednesday at the Secret Cup women's hockey tournament in Calgary...
May 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. There are 1,368,106 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,368,106 confirmed cases (44,785 activ...
May 26, 2021
Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - Police say 55 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southw...
May 26, 2021
Ohio announces 1st winners of Vax-a-Million lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state said Wednesday a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio's $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize. The state also said a Dayton-area teen is t...
May 26, 2021
'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Carle, the beloved children's author and illustrator whose classic "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished li...
May 26, 2021
Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas (AP) - A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in South Texas. In an unusual spin from "Jaws," the gator...
May 26, 2021
Youth theatre director hitting the trails for marathon fundraiser
The artistic director of Red Deer's Tree House Youth Theatre (THYT) is taking to the city's streets and trails in support of his group.On May 29, Albertus Koett will run a marathon, his first, through...
May 26, 2021