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Habitat Steward Program re-launched by Red Deer River Naturalists
The Red Deer River Naturalists (RDRN) -- Alberta's oldest naturalists organization -- is re-launching its Habitat Steward Program.The program started in 1987 to recognize landowners who conserved habi...
Feb 05, 2022
Red Deer County hoping more apply for ALUS funding
Red Deer County is hoping more farmers and ranchers will take advantage of the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) program.ALUS pays farmers and ranchers to produce, enhance, and maintain ecosystem s...
Feb 05, 2022
Red Deer RCMP warn of online gift card scam
RCMP in Red Deer are advising residents to be wary of an online gift card scam making the rounds."Red Deer RCMP recently investigated an incident wherein a person was offered an online job which requi...
Feb 05, 2022
Hunting Hills students present Mamma Mia! after two-year hiatus
Theatre students at Hunting Hills High School are set to return to the stage after two years off thanks to the pandemic.Performances of Mamma Mia! run March 2-5 at the Memorial Centre.More than 50 stu...
Feb 05, 2022
Maskwacis RCMP's Project Mastodon disrupts drug trafficking
Two people from Wetaskiwin have been charged by Maskwacis RCMP following an investigation police are calling Project Mastodon.Late last year, members from Maskwacis became aware of individuals traffic...
Feb 05, 2022
Canada into FIBA World Cup after Belarus withdraws from qualifying tournament
OSAKA, Japan - Canada's women's basketball team has apparently qualified for the FIBA World Cup before its qualifying tournament has even tipped off. Belarus has pulled out of the four-team tournament...
Feb 05, 2022
Weidemann, Kingsbury earn Canada's first medals at Beijing Games
BEIJING - Canada made its mark on the medal table early at the Beijing Olympics, as speedskater Isabelle Weidemann raced to bronze in the women's 3,000 metres on Saturday. The 26-year-old from Ottawa ...
Feb 05, 2022
Ottawa, other cities act to rein in escalating anti-vaccine protests
Ottawa and several other cities across Canada are working to try to ensure that escalating protests against COVID vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions remain peaceful today. Police in...
Feb 05, 2022
Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career
Before he was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer, Amir Locke had been making plans. The 22-year-old Black man had filed paperwork to start a music business, his mother said, and had already ...
Feb 05, 2022
Platinum Jubilee: First Nations leaders reflect on treaty relations with Queen
Dave (Sabe) Courchene remembers first hearing in his early teens the story of how his grandfather met the Queen during her 10-day tour of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories in 1970. It was his fat...
Feb 05, 2022