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RDP receives grant to advance research and economics in Canada
Red Deer Polytechnic announced on Wednesday they're among 38 post-secondary institutions across Canada who are receiving over $24 million in lab-to-market funding from the federal government.The grant...
Jan 15, 2025

First Thursday Concert series presents Orontes Guitarists
The Friends of the Red Deer Public Library (downtown branch) are pleased to present the Orontes Guitarists, a classical guitar trio featuring flamenco, folk and blues inspired classical guitar. The co...
Jan 15, 2025

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services announces new partnership with Red Deer Polytechnic
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has announced a new partnership with Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP).The partnership will offer third-party testing of the Firefighter Applicant Physical Test (FAPT),...
Jan 15, 2025

Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier
VANCOUVER - Walmart Canada says a third-party supplier that weighed and labelled meat products for its Richmond, B.C., store took immediate "corrective action" when it was made aware some products wer...
Jan 15, 2025

Trudeau says he hopes Gaza ceasefire will 'turn down the temperature' in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming news of a ceasefire deal to pause the 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. He says he hopes the deal will "turn down the temperature" on tensions in Cana...
Jan 15, 2025

CPLs Atletico Ottawa looks to Mexico for new head coach Diego Mejia
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa has named Mexican Diego Mejia its new head coach on a one-year deal with a club option to extend through 2026. The Canadian Premier League team has been without a coach since ...
Jan 15, 2025

Move over Big Bird. A big hawk is headed to Toronto FC's BMO Field home
TORONTO - Forget Big Bird. Toronto FC has a big hawk. A giant metal statue of a hawk stood outside the front doors of Toronto FC's training centre on Wednesday. The statue, complete with glowing red e...
Jan 15, 2025

Utah forward Jack McBain fired for high-sticking Montreal's Brendan Gallagher
NEW YORK - Utah Hockey Club centre Jack McBain has been fined US$4,166.67 for high-sticking Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher, the NHL announced Wednesday. The incident occurred 16 seconds i...
Jan 15, 2025

One of three charged in Red Deer drug and firearms seizure sentenced to over 11 years
One of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, has been sentenced to eleven-and-a-half years in jail. Adrian Mollica ...
Jan 15, 2025

Quebec sends two more water bombers to fight devastating L.A. wildfires
MONTREAL - Quebec has deployed two more water bombers to California in the battle to contain wildfires that have devastated swaths of the Los Angeles area. The two CL-415 aircraft sent today bring Que...
Jan 15, 2025