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Clearview Community Awards nominations
STETTLER- Clearview Public Schools invites nominations for the Clearview Award of Merit and the Clearview Star Award. Nominations remain open until Wednesday, February 19 at 4:30 p.m.Do you know someo...
Feb 14, 2020
Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to virus
LONDON - Formula One organizers on Wednesday postponed the Chinese Grand Prix that was due to be staged in Shanghai in April, the latest sporting event impacted by the fast-spreading viral infection i...
Feb 14, 2020
Ponoka RCMP lay charges after assault and vehicle theft
PONOKA- On Feb. 12 at approximately 7:30 a.m., RCMP responded to a report of a robbery on 53 Avenue at a residence in Ponoka. A lone male in disguise got into the victim's vehicle while it was running...
Feb 14, 2020
Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has divided...
Feb 14, 2020
Trudeau secures Senegal's vote for UN Security Council seat on Dakar trip
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on the world to do more to spread freedom Wednesday, as he visited a museum in Senegal that was once a centre in the African slave trade...
Feb 14, 2020
A note on a dropped piano and a curtain call; In The News for Feb. 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 12 ... What...
Feb 14, 2020
Chiefs head to court over pipeline as supporters take to streets in protest
Two hereditary chiefs from a British Columbia First Nation at the heart of a wave of national protests launched a constitutional challenge of fossil fuel projects on Wednesday as Prime Minister J...
Feb 14, 2020
'Valuable life lesson:' Woman arrested for anti-Indigenous comments apologizes
THE PAS, Man. - A woman arrested in northern Manitoba for online comments threatening violence against Indigenous people has asked for forgiveness and says she has learned valuable lessons. Destine Sp...
Feb 14, 2020
Most, but not all, pleased to see RDC drop team name change
When Red Deer College announced plans to change the names of their athletics teams, pushback from the community was immediate.RDC announced in January that it wanted to evolve with names that were not...
Feb 14, 2020 Garrett Ingram, the former president of RDC's Pride on Campus organization, says LGBTQ+ voices were not considered at any point in the name change process recently undertaken by college officials. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Plenty of Family Day events happening in and around Red Deer
Family Day is right around the corner and Central Alberta will be packed with activities for all to enjoy. Red Deer will host Heritage Ranch's Snowman Festival on Sunday, February 16. Activities will ...
Feb 14, 2020