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Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics
OTTAWA - Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to shore up its economy in the face of a trade war with the United States. Bil...
Jun 26, 2025
Mole Mobile to hold skin cancer screenings this Saturday in Red Deer
Red Deer residents hoping to get their skin checked for potential skin cancer will get an opportunity this weekend.On Saturday, June 28 at Save-On-Foods on 300-3020 22nd Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,...
Jun 26, 2025
Indigenous students from local school divisions attend Inspiring Success Youth Conference
The Red Deer Public School Division says over 200 Grade 8 Indigenous students from five school divisions took part in the fourth annual Inspiring Success Youth Conference last month.The conference, wh...
Jun 26, 2025
Gausman dazzles, Guerrero sustains forearm contusion as Jays down Guardians 6-0
CLEVELAND - Toronto starter Kevin Gausman pitched eight superb innings Thursday in the Blue Jays 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians that saw slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave the game after being ...
Jun 26, 2025
NHL and NHLPA are close to agreeing on a new CBA that includes an 84-game season, AP sources say
The NHL and NHL Players' Association are on the verge of extending the collective bargaining agreement more than a year before it expires and expanding the regular season to 84 games. The league and u...
Jun 26, 2025
Kane relishes opportunity to play for hometown Canucks after trade from Oilers
VANCOUVER - Evander Kane is relishing the opportunity to join his hometown team, one he feels isn't "too far off" from being competitive and wants to win now. The Vancouver Canucks acquired the bruisi...
Jun 26, 2025
NHL prospects unfazed by new draft format: 'It's something special'
LOS ANGELES - Matthew Schaefer has watched the NHL draft plenty of times. A player gets picked and is congratulated by family members before heading on stage to shake a dozen hands from the organizati...
Jun 26, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Senate passes controversial bill to fast-track major projects
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed C-5, the Liberal government's controversial major projects bill. The legislation gives the federal government the power to fast-track projects to boost the national econ...
Jun 26, 2025
Just for Laughs founder's sex-assault civil trial disrupted by insults and threats
MONTRAL - One of the women accusing Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault lashed out at him during a break in his civil trial today. Actress Danie Frenette shouted in the courtroom t...
Jun 26, 2025
First Thursdays concert: July 3, 2025
Friends of the Red Deer Public Library -- The Friends of the Red Deer Public Library (Downtown Branch) are pleased to present the Polka Dot Dixies at the annual Outdoor Concert on Thursday, July 3, 20...
Jun 26, 2025