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Province looking to improve K-12 student transportation
The provincial government is creating a team to improve K-12 student transportation in Alberta.Officials say the first phase of province's K-12 student transportation action plan begins immediately. A...
May 10, 2021

Five injured in multi-vehicle crash near Gasoline Alley
Five people were taken to various local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries after a four-vehicle crash on the QEll near Gasoline Alley Sunday night.Blackfalds RCMP confirm they were called to...
May 10, 2021

'Very jealous': Canadian teams unable to take advantage of relaxed COVID-19 rules
Winnipeg Jets winger Andrew Copp is envious. Edmonton Oilers defenceman Tyson Barrie, meanwhile, described the situation as "awesome" for the teams in question. And Toronto Maple goalie Jack Campbell ...
May 10, 2021

Quentin Strawberry found not guilty in 2019 stabbing death
A man charged with fatally stabbing another man with a machete at his Red Deer home over two years ago has been found not guilty.Quentin Strawberry was acquitted on a count of second-degree murder Mon...
May 10, 2021

California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid "acute water supply shortages" in northern and cent...
May 10, 2021

Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021

Raptors coach Nurse reflects on bizarre season rocked by displacement and COVID-19
Two years after their thrilling run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, this Toronto Raptors season will also go down as one of the most memorable in history - for all the wrong reasons. The league's only te...
May 10, 2021

Canadian men to play next two World Cup qualifying matches in the U.S.
Canada will play World Cup qualifying matches next month against Aruba and Suriname in Bradenton, Fla., and suburban Chicago, respectively. Travel restrictions due to the pandemic have forced Canada, ...
May 10, 2021

HEROS Hockey scores support from Red Deer Burger of the Month
To say we had a little fun with our April Guest Chef's, the boys from the "Oh, Deer..." podcast would be an understatement. Cilantro & Chive jumped at the opportunity to work with Ted Emmett, Dust...
May 10, 2021

Red Deer County Mayor proclaims “Economic Development Week”
Red Deer County is showing support by taking part in the 2021 Alberta Community Challenge. This year, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and Rural Municipalities of Alberta have teamed up wi...
May 10, 2021