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Teddy bear monitor device for sleeping kids earns provincial honour for Red Deer woman and former student team
Is there a warm, fuzzy approach to ensuring a sleeping child's well-being? One Red Deer resident and her all-women former team of NAIT biomedical engineering technology students has identified it by t...
Oct 19, 2023
County councillor looking to stop train whistles at crossing north of Red Deer
A Red Deer County councillor wants to see a cessation to train whistles at a crossing near Blackfalds.Christine Moore filed a notice of motion at Red Deer County council on Oct. 3, and then council ag...
Oct 19, 2023
Vernon Adams Jr. shrugs off injury concerns ahead of Stampeders tilt
SURREY, B.C. - Despite the odds stacked against them, the B.C. Lions are aiming for finishing top of the CFL's Western Division. The road to that is complicated. A B.C. loss Friday night to Calgary (5...
Oct 19, 2023
Actor Donald Sutherland shares frustration with the Toronto Blue Jays
Even famed Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is frustrated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sutherland was using batting as a metaphor on Thursday while speaking about a new Canada Post stamp that will bear...
Oct 19, 2023
Red Deer County tries to strike fear into illegal dumpers with hefty fine increase
Illegally dump at your own risk, Red Deer County is warning residents.The County and council is taking a harder stance against illegal dumping by massively hiking the penalty one would receive if caug...
Oct 19, 2023
Canada Post donates $18,250 to Red Deer's Camp Alexo program for youth
BGC of Red Deer & District and Youth HQ received a grand cheque of $18,250 on Thursday from the Canada Post Community Foundation to put towards their camp program. At the Canada Post Red Deer Stat...
Oct 19, 2023
Labour minister promises action to prevent repeat of B.C. port strike dispute
Canada's federal labour minister says the government's latest attempt to prevent disruptive disputes at British Columbia's ports will lead to change this time. Seamus O'Regan promised to follow throug...
Oct 19, 2023
Final phase of Calgary Ring Road construction
Alberta's government says it is delivering on a faster, safer and more efficient transportation network with the final push to complete the Calgary Ring Road project. Government officials say the Calg...
Oct 19, 2023
Health expert says B.C. overdose crisis needs expanded, dignified treatment focus
VICTORIA - A British Columbia health expert says the province needs more overdose prevention sites and a renewed commitment to decriminalization as it tries to curb drug poisonings that kill six peopl...
Oct 19, 2023
Flames draft pick Topi Ronni under investigation in Finland after accusation of rape
Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed...
Oct 19, 2023