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NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia
PHOENIX (AP) - Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, after the NBA's board of governors approved his p...
Feb 06, 2023

Mendicino: foreign-agent registry would need equity lens, could be part of 'tool box'
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says a registry to track foreign agents operating in Canada can only be implemented in lockstep with diverse communities. "There is a historical context...
Feb 06, 2023

Red Deer Polytechnic Athletes of the Week
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics has announced its RDP Athletes of the Week: 1. Madison Sansom Hometown: Saskatoon, SK. Social Work (3rd year) The Queens Athlete of the Week is a hockey forward that has...
Feb 06, 2023

Building permit values decreased in January
Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values decreased in January, with 61 approved permits valued at $4.8 million, compared with 55 permits issued in January 2022 worth $5.6 million...
Feb 06, 2023

Curlers ask for transparency and communication after pregnancy exemption uproar
A Canadian interim rep for the Curling Players' Association has renewed a call for improved transparency and collaboration with Curling Canada after an uproar about pregnancy exemption rules resulted ...
Feb 06, 2023

Red Deer Hospice Thankful for Holiday Support
Officials with the Red Deer Hospice are thanking the community for their generosity, kindness and support in response to their 2022 Holiday Campaign. "We are so grateful to everyone who chose to donat...
Feb 06, 2023

Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer
OTTAWA - Canada's first commissioner of Indigenous languages says he hopes to have his office fully operational by the summer - about two years after it was first announced. Ronald Ignace appeared bef...
Feb 06, 2023

NHL all-star festivities netted some surprising results for Proline bettors
TORONTO - The NHL all-star festivities presented a few surprises for Proline customers. The league's best gathered last weekend in Florida but according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., just 3...
Feb 06, 2023

McKinsey doesn't meet criteria for banning company from federal contracts: bureaucrat
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada says the federal government's ethics rules do not disqualify consulting firm McKinsey & Company from doing business with the ...
Feb 06, 2023

Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course
EDMONTON - The Law Society of Alberta has voted by a three-to-one margin in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture. Almost 3,500 lawyers...
Feb 06, 2023