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Cyclovia to roll through the streets of downtown Red Deer Sunday
Hundreds of Red Deerians are once again anticipated to get active and enjoy the city's downtown for a 'Free Open Streets' event this weekend.The Second Annual Cyclovia takes place Sunday, Aug 11 from ...
Aug 09, 2019

Ex-brothers-in-law battle over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he...
Aug 09, 2019

Red Deer area unemployment rate up in July
RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate rose to 7.4% in July from June's 7.1%, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada.The Alberta rate also climbed from 6.6% to 7.0%.Nationally, ...
Aug 09, 2019

Bombers' Bighill says no disrespect to Arbuckle, but not facing Mitchell is a break
WINNIPEG - Linebacker Adam Bighill figures the Blue Bombers are catching a bit of a break since veteran Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell remains sidelined recovering from a shoulder inj...
Aug 09, 2019

Ex-brothers-in-law battle over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has awarded nearly $45,000 to a man whose former brother-in-law deprived him of their Montreal Canadiens season tickets over a family dispute, ruling that he...
Aug 09, 2019

Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims announces plans to retire at end of season
Toronto Wolfpack forward Ashton Sims has announced plans to retire at the end of the season. The 34-year-old Australian, a pony-tailed man-mountain at six foot four and 245 pounds, has made his living...
Aug 09, 2019

No parole for more than a decade for man who killed Winnipeg bus driver
WINNIPEG - A man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years. Irvine Jubal Fraser, 58, was at t...
Aug 09, 2019

List of accused up to seven in Edmonton woman's disappearance and death
LLOYDMINSTER- A seventh person has been charged in the death of an Edmonton woman who disappeared this past spring after travelling to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, to attend a funeral.RCMP say Niki...
Aug 09, 2019 Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere, 25, disappeared from North Battleford on May 1 while visiting for a funeral at the Thunderchild First Nation. Her remains were found near North Battleford in July. (Photo: RCMP)

Health Canada announces changes aimed at dropping prices of patented drugs
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is making changes that will better protect Canadians from excessive drug prices and make patented medicines more affordable. Health Canada is&nbs...
Aug 09, 2019

Oka calls for moratorium on land transfer and seeks RCMP presence in Kanesatake
MONTREAL - The Quebec town of Oka wants the federal government to impose a moratorium on the proposed transfer of privately owned lands to the neighbouring Mohawk community of Kanesatake. In a se...
Aug 09, 2019