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Western advances to Vanier Cup with 61-6 rout of StFX in Mitchell Bowl
The Western Mustangs emphatically punched their ticket to the 2021 Vanier Cup with a 61-6 rout of visiting St. Francis Xavier in the Mitchell Bowl on Saturday. Western led 23-0 after the first quarter...
Nov 27, 2021
Canadian ice dancers Fournier Beaudry, Soerensen win bronze at Rostelecom Cup
SOCHI, Russia - Canadian ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen won the bronze medal Saturday at the Rostelecom Cup. It was a fourth medal in four competitions this season for the...
Nov 27, 2021
Halkirk's Shane Doan to lead Canada at Spengler, Channel One tourneys
Central Alberta's own Shane Doan, a native of Halkirk, Alberta, will guide Canada's squad at the 2021 Spengler Cup and 2021 Channel One Cup.Doan, from the town about 40 km east of Stettler, was announ...
Nov 27, 2021
Fire destroys mobile home in south Red Deer
A Red Deer family lost their home Saturday morning due to fire.Assistant Deputy Chief with Red Deer Emergency Services, Curtis Schaefer, says a 911 call came in at 9:30 a.m. about a mobile home on fir...
Nov 27, 2021
City council to consider $10 million in tweaks to multi-year budget on Monday
Red Deer city council will hold budget talks this week.Following budget deliberations last year, council, for the first time, approved a multi-year budget covering 2021 and 2022.Council will now be pr...
Nov 27, 2021
Canada's comeback falls just short as Mexico wins women's soccer friendly 2-1
MEXICO CITY - A spirited comeback attempt fell just short as the Canadian women's soccer team saw its five-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 loss to Mexico on Saturday. Jordyn Huitema scored in the...
Nov 27, 2021
Quebec Liberal Party redefining itself, will focus on environment in October election
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party says it will be focusing on the environment as it seeks to redefine itself less than a year before the next provincial election. Dominique Anglade, the leader of the ...
Nov 27, 2021
Crash north of Whitecourt leaves one person dead
A person has died following a crash Thursday afternoon in Big Lakes County.It was about 3:20 p.m on Nov. 25 when Swan Hills RCMP received a 911 call about a serious MVC involving two vehicles on Highw...
Nov 27, 2021
B.C. closing highways as downpour begins in latest storm striking southern region
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Transportation Ministry is proactively closing several highways today as another storm hammers the already saturated south coast. The province says it will close Highway ...
Nov 27, 2021
Einarson stays alive at Olympic curling trials with tiebreaker win over Scheidegger
SASKATOON - Kerri Einarson stayed alive at the Canadian Olympic curling trials with an 8-6 win over Casey Scheidegger in a tiebreaker Saturday. Einarson's foursome scored three points in the 10th end ...
Nov 27, 2021