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Driver facing charges after fleeing traffic stop, colliding with RCMP vehicle
Mounties are continuing their investigation into a short police pursuit north of Ponoka on Saturday that ended with an RCMP vehicle being struck and an officer suffering minor injuries.The incident be...
Oct 15, 2019 RCMP continue to investigate a collision between a police vehicle and suspect vehicle that fled a traffic stop along Highway 2A north of Ponoka on Saturday. (Photo Submitted)
Mounties investigating youth-involved fight outside Collicutt Centre
RCMP say charges are pending after two male youth got into a fight outside the Collicutt Centre in Red Deer Tuesday morning.Multiple units responded to the altercation at 10:45 a.m., with police sayin...
Oct 15, 2019 RCMP were called to the Collicutt Centre in Red Deer Tuesday morning to reports of a fight outside the facility. Mounties confirm two male youth suffered minor injuries and charges are pending.
Singh walks fine line on TMX pipeline and possible Liberal coalition
SURREY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tried to strike a precarious balance Sunday between his opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline and the mounting possibility of a coalition with Justin T...
Oct 15, 2019
High speed internet coming to Junction 42
Residents and visitors to Red Deer County may notice work being done along the Highway 42 route from Penhold to Junction 42. County officials say this work involves the installation of fiber optic cab...
Oct 15, 2019
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
DUBLIN, Calif. - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman reported Tuesday to a U.S. prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal, a representative said. A bri...
Oct 15, 2019
Evaristo says Booker win a landmark for black British women
LONDON - Winning the Booker Prize is one big step for Bernardine Evaristo - and, she hopes, a giant leap for British women writers of colour. This week the London-based writer shared the prestigious p...
Oct 15, 2019
Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweets that she plans to visit Alberta
EDMONTON - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that's she's going to Alberta. The 16-year-old tweeted that she'll be heading north following "a few days of well needed rest...
Oct 15, 2019
Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers players earn CFL top performer nods
Toronto Argonauts wide receiver S.J. Green, Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris and Blue Bombers defensive back Marcus Sayles are the CFL's top performers for Week 18. Green had a season-high 170 rece...
Oct 15, 2019
Vancouver Canucks call up defenceman Ashton Sautner from AHL affiliate
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have recalled defenceman Ashton Sautner from their American Hockey League affiliate in Utica, N.Y. The 25-year-old Sautner has one assist in two games with Utica this...
Oct 15, 2019
Company linked to Warren Buffett investing in Alberta wind farm
CALGARY - A company linked to American investment guru Warren Buffett says it will break ground on a $200-million, 117.6-megawatt wind farm in southeastern Alberta next year.In a news release, Calgary...
Oct 15, 2019 Warren Buffet (Photo: The Canadian Press)