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Drayton Valley RCMP report: August 27 - September 3
August 279:07 am - Drayton Valley - Industrial Road - Complainant reported a break and enter to a trailer in a business yard. Tools stolen, under investigation, suspect identified.9:13 am - Brazeau Co...
Sep 03, 2020
University football teams navigate pandemic hurdles to get back on the field
One of the first things the University of Manitoba Bisons football team will learn when training camp opens is how to form a socially-distanced huddle. A part of football that's been second natur...
Sep 03, 2020
Brazeau County sending a letter to Municipal Affairs Minister on proposed assessment model changes
Brazeau County council revealed at their meeting this week that they will be sending a letter to the new Minister of Municipal Affairs, Tracy Allard. The letter will outline council's concerns with th...
Sep 03, 2020
After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend
STAMFORD, Conn. - With the previews about to start, a trickle of masked moviegoers made their way into one of the first U.S. screenings of "Tenet" at the Bow Tie Majestic 6 in downtown Stamford, Conne...
Sep 03, 2020
Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated in second round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 6-4, 6-3 to No. 2 seed Sofia Kenin of the United States in a second-round match at the U.S. Open on Thursday. A 17-year-old left-hander from L...
Sep 03, 2020
Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6
MONT AIGOUAL, France - On paper at least, Stage 6 of the Tour de France looked interesting, with a steep ascent toward the end that the 117-year-old race was scaling for the first time and which seeme...
Sep 03, 2020
Canadian Space Agency gets first female president
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency is getting its first female president. Longtime public servant Lisa Campbell has been tapped by the Trudeau government to take the agency's reins, the first woman to...
Sep 03, 2020
AHS lifts water advisory at Buffalo Lake
A water quality advisory for Buffalo Lake at Rochon Sands has been rescinded, AHS said Thursday.The advisory was issued July 31 due to elevated levels of fecal bacteria. "Water quality has returned to...
Sep 03, 2020
City eyeing big fines for illegal wastewater dumping
Fines for dumping dangerous prohibited substances into wastewater sewers around Red Deer could soon skyrocket.City council gave first and second reading on Monday to a Utility Bylaw amendment that wou...
Sep 03, 2020
Push on for Alberta bottle depots to accept cannabis containers for refunds
EDMONTON - The group that oversees bottle depots in Alberta says people should be allowed to drop off cannabis containers and get a small refund just as they do for bottles and cans.The Alberta Bottle...
Sep 03, 2020