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Riders ready for return of nemesis in Hamilton quarterback Mitchell
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders will face an old nemesis on Saturday when veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell returns to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats starting lineup. The 33-year-old Mitchell has ex...
Oct 06, 2023

Season Preview: RDP Queens Volleyball adds experience as they load up for historic year
After a year of rebuilding, the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Queens Volleyball team says they are loaded up and ready for a year full of big swings, huge blocks and outstanding digs.RDP Athletics states...
Oct 06, 2023

Alberta auditor general to examine failed community lab testing privatization program
Alberta's auditor general says he will investigate what went wrong with the United Conservative Party government's abandoned plan to privatize community lab testing province-wide.Doug Wylie's office s...
Oct 06, 2023

Red Deer River Naturalists announce Speaker of the Month for October
The Red Deer River Naturalists (RDRN) have announced their guest for Speaker of the Month this October. On October 26 from 7 - 9 p.m., Dr. Margo Pybus will be giving a presentation at the Kerry Wood N...
Oct 06, 2023

Red Deer Rotary inviting grant applications to support the community
For 100 years, The Rotary Club of Red Deer has created IMPACT across our community.Over a century, more than $4 million dollars have been invested across Red Deer by the Rotary Club of Red Deer, much ...
Oct 06, 2023

France routs Italy 60-7 to reach Rugby World Cup quarterfinals in style
LYON, France (AP) - Damian Penaud extended his try-scoring streak to seven matches as Rugby World Cup host France blew apart Italy 60-7 to reach the quarterfinals in style on Friday. France topped Poo...
Oct 06, 2023

Barnes set for bigger role playing facilitator in new Raptors offence under Rajakovic
Scottie Barnes's chance to be the point guard he's long viewed himself as might have arrived. With longtime point guard Fred VanVleet leaving for Houston in free agency, and new Toronto Raptors head c...
Oct 06, 2023

Funds raised for central Albertan's difficult journey of vision loss, wildfire evacuation, and more
His sight was already lost in his left eye, but that didn't stop the central Albertan from getting the job done as a labourer in the oil patch. As the day went on, he could see a dark ring form in his...
Oct 06, 2023

Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - Simone Biles won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time on Friday to become the most decorated gymnast in history. Ten years after she wo...
Oct 06, 2023

RDAR announces genomic investments to benefit Alberta producers
RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) has announced the investment of $2.4M in three Accelerating Agriculture Innovation projects which target Climate SMART Agriculture and Food Systems initiativ...
Oct 06, 2023