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Don't worry about HBO post-'Game of Thrones'
NEW YORK - Every time a popular HBO series ends, the network faces questions about how it would be able to survive. This year, the questions came after the "Game of Thrones" finale. Early indications ...
Jun 11, 2019
“Deerassic Park” back for remainder of NBA Finals
After more than 1,400 people cheered on "Canada's Team" at Servus Arena Monday night, The City of Red Deer is bring back "Deerassic Park" for game six and, if necessary, game seven of the NBA Finals.R...
Jun 11, 2019 (106.7 The Drive)
Ottawa asks U.S. to note cannabis pardons to ensure accurate picture
Ottawa is encouraging Washington to take careful note of criminal pardons granted to Canadians for cannabis possession so that U.S. officers have the most accurate inform...
Jun 11, 2019
Commons committee urges feds to consider decriminalizing simple drug possession
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee is recommending the federal government look at Portugal's decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs and examine how the idea could be ...
Jun 11, 2019
Local school boards pleased with province's plan to fund new students
News of the provincial government's plan to fully fund new students entering grade school classrooms this fall is welcome news for Red Deer's two largest school districts.Bev Manning, board chair for ...
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Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger announce marriage
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger were married over the weekend in a ceremony that the "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor called "intimate, moving and emotional." Pratt announced the nuptials Sund...
Jun 11, 2019
Trudeau calls out Tory premiers for 'playing games' with national unity over C-69
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are playing games with national unity by threatening the country's future if they don't get their way on an environmental-assessm...
Jun 11, 2019
'Pretty consistent:' Study says plants, animals in oceans drop as climate warms
A Canadian-led study suggests that plant and animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms. The study uses marine climate models to predict what will ...
Jun 11, 2019
Together Alberta round table held in Rocky
On Monday, Together Alberta, during their series of roundtables taking place across the province, sat down with members from many of the non-profit groups in Rocky Mountain House to discuss plans to a...
Jun 11, 2019
Notre Dame Cougars hand out year-end awards
Excellence in high school athletics was celebrated Monday night at the 2019 cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School Cougars Athletics Banquet.Anne-Marie Purdy (senior volleyball / senior basketball / s...
Jun 11, 2019