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Red Deer's Thriving Kids Conference to centre on kindness and foster collaboration
The Red Deer Public Schools Division (RDPSD) is gearing up for its second annual Thriving Kids Conference, which will take place Nov. 20 at the G.H. Dawe Community Centre.This year's division theme fo...
Nov 14, 2024
Quebec orders audits at 17 schools after complaints over secularism non-compliance
MONTREAL - Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints at 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respect...
Nov 14, 2024
Alberta launches Advanced Materials Challenge to further advanced material innovation
The Government of Alberta is investing $40 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program into an Advanced Materials Challenge in an effort to advance te...
Nov 14, 2024
Hurricane-stricken Tampa Bay Rays to play 2025 season at Yankees' spring training field in Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees' nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana...
Nov 14, 2024
NDP expected to unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more
OTTAWA - With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank f...
Nov 14, 2024
Salvation Army Red Deer launches holiday campaigns to help families
The holiday season has arrived and the Salvation Army Red Deer has launched their annual Christmas campaign to help provide families and seniors in need.Their adopt-a-family and adopt-a-senior program...
Nov 14, 2024
Alberta couple makes major donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada near Thorsby
A Leduc County couple, George and Joni Greenhough, have donated a significant amount of land to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), in honour of George's late father WJ (Bill) Greenhough who himse...
Nov 14, 2024
York United FC Academy to debut in League1 Ontario Championship Division next year
TORONTO - York United FC will field an under-20 team in League1 Ontario next year. The Canadian Premier League team announced Thursday it has acquired a licence to compete in the League1 Ontario men's...
Nov 14, 2024
Canada coach fields young matchday squad for Romania rugby test in Bucharest
Sam Miller, Jesse Kilgour and Rhys James are in line for their first caps off the bench Saturday when Canada faces Romania in a men's rugby test match in Bucharest. All three are members of Rugby Cana...
Nov 14, 2024
Police, firefighters respond to train derailment near Montreal; no injuries reported
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police are responding to a derailment at a train yard in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal's South Shore. Longueuil police say it does not initially appear anyone was hurt, but fire offic...
Nov 14, 2024