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Red Deer Public Library reopening starting March 15
Red Deer Public Library (RDPL) is busy getting ready to reopen its three branches after the province announced March 1 that libraries can open to 15 per cent of fire code occupancy, not including staf...
Mar 10, 2021
Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as Housing secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress is poised to pas...
Mar 10, 2021
Red Deer musician pens song in support of United Way
A local musician has released a new song he hopes will bring a little comfort and understanding to those struggling through the pandemic."Romance in a Pandemic" is a waltz written and recorded by Red ...
Mar 10, 2021
Complaint over Alberta judge's comments about medical expert's accent moving ahead
CALGARY - A complaint over comments an Alberta judge made about a Nigerian-born medical examiner's accent is now before a member of the Canadian Judicial Council's conduct committee. Dr. Bamidele Adea...
Mar 10, 2021
Complaints pour in over Morgan's comments, including from Meghan herself
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has reportedly complained to Britain's ITV about presenter Piers Morgan's comments on her interview with Oprah Winfrey. That's according to the channe...
Mar 10, 2021
Flexibility given for spring high school sports, track and field provincials cancelled
The Alberta Schools Athletics Association is allowing more flexibility for all 12 of its spring sports.Football season will commence March 15 and continue through June 30. All other ASAA sports are ap...
Mar 10, 2021
Canadian sports landscape continues to make adjustments one year after pandemic hit
Bobby Webster didn't feel comfortable sitting in the stands during the Toronto Raptors' five-game west coast road trip last March, the final few days before the sports world was turned upside down.The...
Mar 10, 2021
COVID-19 lockdowns violate federal inmate rights, suit alleges
TORONTO - Federal prison authorities have repeatedly violated the rights of inmates with efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, a civil lawsuit alleges. The unproven claim, filed in British Columbia ...
Mar 10, 2021
'Vast majority' of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service says it will co-operate fully with a probe into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet ministe...
Mar 10, 2021
Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her final controversial days in the Trudeau government. HarperC...
Mar 10, 2021