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City exploring business incentive options in wake of Parkland Fuel Corp. move to Calgary
The City of Calgary used a job creation investment fund to help lure Parkland Fuel Corporation away from Red Deer. Whether The City of Red Deer tries a similar tact in the future remains to be seen. T...
Jul 11, 2019
Outrage over killing of black teen over rap music complaint
PHOENIX - Hundreds of people including a presidential candidate spoke out on Twitter this week after a 17-year-old black youth was killed at suburban convenience store, allegedly by a white man charge...
Jul 11, 2019
Bombardier to lay off half the 1,100 workers at Thunder Bay, Ont. railway plant
Bombardier Inc. is laying off half of the 1,100 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont., railway car plant, according to a federal government source. Two major contracts in Ontario - for the Toront...
Jul 11, 2019
While he's never won in Toronto, Hinchcliffe the headliner at his hometown race
TORONTO - When it was James Hinchcliffe's turn to speak among the panel of IndyCar drivers at Thursday's opening news conference, emcee Michael Young jokingly skipped right past the Canadian. "James H...
Jul 11, 2019
Crews rush 46 to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
WINNIPEG - Sergiy Bolshakov was watching TV in his Winnipeg hotel room when a firefighter knocked on the door and told him the building was being evacuated because of an emergency. The Toronto man qui...
Jul 11, 2019
Intruding bears in Rocky caught, euthanized
The two young grizzly bears that came to Rocky Mountain House seeking an easy meal by rummaging through residents' garbage bins and looking for other sources of human food have been caught and put dow...
Jul 11, 2019 (Edward Kim)
Young readers receive literacy boost at Reading College
Over 60 Red Deer Public School students entering Grade 3 this fall are getting a much-welcomed boost to their literacy skills this summer through the eighth annual Reading College.An initiative of The...
Jul 11, 2019 Over 60 Red Deer Public School students entering Grade 3 are boosting their literacy skills during the 8th annual Reading College at RDC this month.
Canadian lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi added to UFC 241 card
TORONTO - Veteran Canadian lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi will face American Devonte (King Kage) Smith next month at UFC 241 in Anaheim. It will be 17th UFC fight for Makdessi, who has won 10 an...
Jul 11, 2019
Bombers defence off to great start, looks to keep rolling against Argonauts
WINNIPEG - Brandon Alexander hasn't forgotten the criticism heaped on the Blue Bombers' defence the past few seasons, but he's glad this year has started off different. Winnipeg is the only unbeaten t...
Jul 11, 2019
Neil Bantleman returns to Canada after years in Indonesian prison, family says
The family of Neil Bantleman, a Canadian teacher jailed for years in Indonesia on disputed sexual assault charges, says the man is back in Canada. Bantleman's brother, Guy Bantleman, di...
Jul 11, 2019