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Torrent of online 'toxicity,' including hate, targeting election candidates: study
OTTAWA, Kan. - A project examining more than 350,000 comments sent to candidates on Twitter during the first week of the federal election campaign found more than a quarter of the tweets were consider...
Aug 25, 2021
COVID-19 immunization clinic to be held at Red Deer Polytechnic
In partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) will be offering a drop-in immunization clinic on main campus next month. Immunizers will be administering mRNA (either Pf...
Aug 25, 2021
Liberals promise to make profitable banks contribute billions to economic recovery
SURREY, B.C. - The federal Liberals are pledging to make Canada's profitable financial sector contribute billions of dollars annually to help people bounce back from the hard times of the COVID-19 pan...
Aug 25, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pledges to lower cellphone and internet bills
WINDSOR, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would work to lower Canadians' cellphone and internet bills. Singh that he would mandate a cap on the average price of a cellphone or internet plan as ...
Aug 25, 2021
Proposed business licence bylaw amendments to help deter crime
Red Deer city council has passed first reading on a number of Business Licence Bylaw amendments which aim to ease community anxiety about crime and community safety. Public engagement sessions were ho...
Aug 25, 2021
Red Deer walk-in COVID-19 immunization clinic now open seven days a week
Albertans born in 2009 or before who have not yet received their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are being encouraged to visit Westerner Park Exhibition Hall, 4847A 19 St. for drop-in imm...
Aug 25, 2021
House panel probing 1/6 riot seeks host of Trump-era records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a host of records from Donald Trump's White House and several of his administration's inte...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian cyclist Shaw, swimmer Rivard capture bronze at Paralympics
TOKYO - Settling herself onto her bike, Keely Shaw looked up at coach Sebastien Travers and said "I got this." The 27-year-old from Midale, Sask., held off a late surge from Australia's Meg Lemon to c...
Aug 25, 2021
City of Red Deer provides $75,000 for Riggers, CFR
Two major sporting events in central Alberta have received a nice boost from Red Deer city council.Council approved $25,000 to the Red Deer Riggers Baseball Organization to support the 2023 Men's AAA ...
Aug 25, 2021
Meet and Greet with Olympic silver medalist Rebecca Smith
Central Albertans are being invited to enjoy a meet and greet with Olympic silver medalist and Red Deer native, Rebecca Smith on Wednesday.Back from the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo recently, Smith w...
Aug 25, 2021