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What the 2010 Winter Olympics wrought, a decade of Canadian confidence in sport
Mikael Kingsbury's perception of his own potential changed a decade ago. He was a 17-year-old forerunner testing the moguls course for competitors about to ski the Cypress Mountain slope at ...
Feb 11, 2020
Red Deer Arts Council AGM and Creative Connections Event
Notice is hereby given that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of The Red Deer Arts Council will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 6:00 pm in the Nickel Studio at Central Alberta Theatre's Memoria Cent...
Feb 11, 2020
Trudeau to take UN Security Council pitch to Caribbean next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to the Caribbean next week to make his pitch to a new audience for why Canada should be given a seat on the UN Security Council. Trudeau is to fly to t...
Feb 11, 2020
Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile ...
Feb 11, 2020
Further measures coming to protect endangered right whales, minister says
HALIFAX - Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Ottawa will announce further measures in the coming weeks to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Speaking to a fishing gear i...
Feb 11, 2020
Canadian speedskating star Kim Boutin to skip final World Cup stop
DRESDEN, Germany - Canadian short-track speedskater Kim Boutin has withdrawn from the final World Cup stop of the season. The announcement from Speed Skating Canada comes after Boutin won a gold medal...
Feb 11, 2020
Fetch and Hills named RDC Athletes of the Week
A hockey player and volleyball player have been named the Red Deer College Athletics Bedford Food Company Athletes of the Week.Goaltender Karlee Fetch had an incredible weekend on the ice, stopping 59...
Feb 11, 2020 Karlee Fetch (left) and Carter Hills (right) have been named the Red Deer College Athletics Bedford Food Company Athletes of the Week.
Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen's University faculty of health sciences
KINGSTON, Ont. - Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has been tapped to lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. The university says Philpott, who repr...
Feb 11, 2020
Trudeau en route to Senegal for final stop of UN campaigning in Africa
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Senegal for an official visit with one of Canada's closest francophone partners in Africa. Trudeau's visit will include a meeting with Pre...
Feb 11, 2020
Local couple miss chocolates but 'life is good' on quarantined cruise ship
A husband and wife from central Alberta say they are "feeling quite happy and relaxed" quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo.Lolit...
Feb 11, 2020