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Blockade ends at Alberta-U.S. border crossing after more than two weeks
COUTTS, Alta. - Trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring have rolled out of a southern Alberta town, ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks. Prote...
Feb 15, 2022
Study suggests climate change made B.C. floods at least twice as likely
Research from Environment Canada says the catastrophic floods that swamped much of southern British Columbia last fall were at least twice as likely because of climate change. The study concludes that...
Feb 15, 2022
CP NewsAlert: First Nation says 54 graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools
KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation says 54 graves have been found through ground-penetrating radar at the site of two former residential schools. Keeseekoose First Nation says the ...
Feb 15, 2022
CP NewsAlert: First Nation says 54 graves at former Saskatchewan residential schools
KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation says 54 graves have been found through ground-penetrating radar at the site of two former residential schools. Keeseekoose First Nation says the ...
Feb 15, 2022
Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly resigns amid protests: councillor
OTTAWA - An Ottawa city councillor says police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned. Riley Brockington tweeted the news today as anti-vaccine mandate protesters continue to clog the downtown core of Canada'...
Feb 15, 2022
Red Deer allocates $1.29 million provincial grant towards Next Generation 9-1-1 telephone system
Red Deer city council approved on Monday the use of an additional $1.29 million in provincial grant funding towards the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) telephone system.The NG9-1-1, an expansion in 9-...
Feb 15, 2022
City council questions age requirement for E-scooter riders
Red Deer city council was left with some unanswered questions after giving first reading to Traffic Bylaw amendments for Season 2 of the E-Scooter pilot program.Last summer, e-scooters rolled into Red...
Feb 15, 2022
Council extends temporary free parking downtown before replacing meters
City council approved on Monday a one-time allocation of $113,000 for Red Deer's temporary two-hour free parking in downtown until the end of 2022.Similar to the program that took place from June to D...
Feb 15, 2022
A mother's love: GoFundMe raises $3,410 for cranial remolding helmet
With the joy and warm feelings of Valentines Day still lingering, there is one unconditional love, however, that needs no day of reminder: that of a parent for their child.In less than two days, Red D...
Feb 15, 2022
Lawyers: Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew settled
NEW YORK (AP) - A tentative settlement has been reached in a l awsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old in which the prince will make a substantial ...
Feb 15, 2022