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City of Red Deer customer service survey extended until December 16
The City of Red Deer's customer service survey is being extended until Friday, December 16. City officials say they are looking for resident feedback on their experiences interacting with The City and...
Dec 12, 2022

New UN project office focused on sustainable cities to open in Montreal
Montreal has been chosen as the site of a new United Nations office that will oversee a program focused on developing green, resilient and sustainable cities. UN-Habitat, the international body's prog...
Dec 12, 2022

Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio signs new three-year contract to stay in Toronto
TORONTO - Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio has elected to stay in Toronto, rather than test the waters abroad. Osorio, whose contract with Toronto FC had expired, has signed a new three-year contrac...
Dec 12, 2022

Red Deer Public launches Aspiring Leaders program
Nearly 70 Red Deer Public staff including administrators, teachers and support staff attended the Division's first Aspiring Leaders session earlier this month. Hosted by the Division's Human Resources...
Dec 12, 2022

Reports: Blue Jays agree to deal with right-hander Chris Bassitt pending physical
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with right-hander Chris Bassitt pending a physical, according to multiple media reports. ESPN's Jeff Passan reported the deal to be worth US$63 mi...
Dec 12, 2022

Crown argues two men planned murder of B.C. resident for banking information
VANCOUVER - The prosecutor in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial for an escaped inmate says evidence shows the accused and another escapee were "inseparable," and proves the pair planned their attack...
Dec 12, 2022

Red Deer one of four new pharmacist-led health clinics in Alberta
Following the success of Alberta's first pharmacist-led clinic in Lethbridge, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX: L) ("Loblaw") has announced plans to open four additional locations in the coming weeks. Compa...
Dec 12, 2022

Former CFL head coach John Gregory dies at the age of 84
TORONTO - John Gregory, who guided the Saskatchewan Roughriders to their second Grey Cup title in 1989, has died. He was 84. The cause of death wasn't immediately known. The Iowa Barnstormers, an Aren...
Dec 12, 2022

Ottawa police cut email access over fears info would leak during 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA, Ill. - Police in Ottawa were so worried about leaks from "Freedom Convoy" sympathizers that they shut off the email accounts of members on leave from the force as a precaution during protests ...
Dec 12, 2022

Winnipeg MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jim Carr dies after long illness
OTTAWA - Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and a former cabinet minister, has died. He was 71. Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux asked the House of Commons for a moment of silence before question period ...
Dec 12, 2022