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Football Alberta weekly high school rankings
Football Alberta has released its Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all four tiers of 12-man high school football in the province and the 6-man rankings as well for the 2021 season. Officials say these ranki...
Sep 14, 2021
Collision investigation at 52 Avenue and 48 Street
Red Deer drivers are advised of a road closure at the intersection of 52 Avenue and 48 Street as Red Deer Emergency Services and Red Deer RCMP respond to a motor vehicle collision. City officials say ...
Sep 14, 2021
One week left to submit nominations for the Municipal Election
Red Deer residents considering running in the coming municipal election have one week to submit their nomination forms. The City of Red Deer is still accepting nominations for positions of mayor, coun...
Sep 14, 2021
Sylvan Lake and Lacombe host Flags of Remembrance ceremonies
A pair of central Alberta communities were among several across Canada over the weekend to pay tribute to the nation's military, RCMP and other first responders on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.On Sept...
Sep 14, 2021
Dozens of lawyers call for suspension of extradition with France over Diab case
OTTAWA - More than 100 legal professionals are asking Canada to suspend its extradition treaty with France over concerns "an innocent man" could face trial there in a terrorism case. In May, a French ...
Sep 14, 2021
Officials too quick to blame COVID-19 for deaths at Montreal care home: witness
MONTREAL - An auxiliary nurse told a coroner's inquest today that health authorities were too quick to blame COVID-19 for deaths in a Montreal-area long-term care home when some of them were in fact c...
Sep 14, 2021
Series of tight election races across Canada could be determined by postal votes
OTTAWA - People voting by mail could play a crucial role in deciding the outcome of the Sept. 20 federal election. Postal votes could dictate which party wins in a series of closely fought ridings whe...
Sep 14, 2021
O'Toole mum on how many immigrants he would bring, promises tougher border measures
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is promising to speed up processing of family reunification and skilled workers' immigration applications without saying whether he would maintain the Liberal...
Sep 14, 2021
O'Toole makes pitch to working parents with Tories' 'flexible' child-care plan
RUSSELL, Ont. - Erin O'Toole repeated his plan on Tuesday to scrap Liberal child-care deals signed with provinces in favour of a refundable tax credit, saying the Conservative approach will give a big...
Sep 14, 2021
Desmond inquiry: focus of hearings shifts to examination of domestic violence
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 turned its attention today to the issue of domestic violence. The executive direc...
Sep 14, 2021