Author Archives:
Saskatchewan Roughriders ready for reset against BC Lions after bye week
REGINA - It appears the bye week came at the right time for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After a disappointing 37-10 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on July 6, the Riders had Week 6 of the CFL schedul...
Jul 21, 2019
Central Park and Lucas Heights playground equipment scheduled for removal
Wooden playground structures located in Lucas Heights and Central Park in Ponoka areset to be removed later this month. The decision follows a professional third-party assessment that has deemed the p...
Jul 21, 2019 Wooden playground equipment at 5402-55 Street will soon be removed. (Google Maps)
'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record
LOS ANGELES - If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening w...
Jul 21, 2019
Two more right whales found dead off east coast, bringing total to eight this year
MONCTON, N.B. - Two more dead North Atlantic right whales have been spotted off the east coast, bringing to eight the number of the endangered whales to die this year in Canadian waters, federal ...
Jul 21, 2019
Tigers beat Blue Jays 4-3 on Castellanos' HR in 10th
DETROIT - Nicholas Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run, and the Detroit Tigers snapped their six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunda...
Jul 21, 2019
Vendors wanted for first Downtown Red Deer Car Boot Sale
The Red Deer Downtown Business Association (DBA) is looking for vendors who would be interested in participating in the first Downtown Red Deer Car Boot Sale happening on July 31 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m...
Jul 21, 2019
Reports: Edmonton Oilers trade Milan Lucic to Calgary Flames for James Neal
CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers have dealt Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for fellow veteran forward James Neal. The Flames confirmed the deal on Friday night. Calgary also gets a conditional th...
Jul 21, 2019
Top female amateur golfers hit the links in Red Deer for prestigious title
The nation's and the world's best female amateur golfers will be in Red Deer this week for the 106th Canadian Women's Amateur Championships.The tournament will be played July 23-26 at Red Deer Golf &a...
Jul 21, 2019 (Supplied(
Feds sign education agreement with Sunchild First Nation
Around 330 First Nations students in central Alberta will benefit following the signing of a Regional Education Agreement this past week in Edmonton.The signing involved Minister of Indigenous Service...
Jul 21, 2019 An agreement signed in Edmonton last week will benefit 330 students on Sunchild First Nation near Rocky Mountain House. (Government of Canada)
A year later, ceremony commemorates victims of the Danforth shooting
TORONTO - The names of the two people killed in a public shooting in Toronto's Greektown last year were read aloud in a ceremony meant to honour their memory Sunday afternoon. Those gathered...
Jul 21, 2019