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Grade 5 students raising funds for children affected by leprosy
This Friday (May 24), Grade 5 students at G.W. Smith School in Red Deer hope to collect enough bottles to send approximately $500 to help children affected by leprosy and other neglected tropical dise...
May 23, 2019
Left-handed starter Clayton Richard called up to make his Blue Jays debut
TORONTO - The injury-depleted Toronto Blue Jays' rotation got a boost Thursday with the reinstatement of left-hander Clayton Richard from the 10-day injured list. He was given the starting assignment ...
May 23, 2019
RDC Conservatory of Music offers pre-registration evening
Red Deer College's School of Continuing Education would like to invite all musicians, who are looking to advance their skills through supportive instruction, to the RDC Conservatory of Music pre-regis...
May 23, 2019
Crime Prevention Week BBQ in Innisfail
CRIME PREVENTION WEEK BBQFriday, May 24, 201911:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. In recognition of Crime Prevention Week the Innisfail RCMP is once again hosting a BBQ over the lunch hour at the Central Alberta ...
May 23, 2019
UN health agency issues 1st strategy to address snake bites
LONDON - The World Health Organization is publishing its first-ever global strategy to tackle the problem of snake bites, aiming to halve the number of people killed and disabled by snakes by 2030. Ne...
May 23, 2019
School bus crash in Edmonton sends 12 to hospital, 2 with broken bones
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says 12 patients, including 11 children, have been taken to hospital after a school bus crash on one of Edmonton's busiest freeways.The collision took place about 8:...
May 23, 2019
Rotten Tomatoes to link audience ratings to ticket purchases
LOS ANGELES - Rotten Tomatoes is taking another step to verify that users posting a rating of a movie have actually seen it. The review aggregator says Thursday that users who purchase tickets on Fand...
May 23, 2019
Is the right to vegan food a human right? Ontario firefighter argues that it is
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint ...
May 23, 2019
Woman testifies about strange dynamic in home shared with Winnipeg murder suspect
WINNIPEG - A woman says jealousy was a problem in a house several women shared with a man who is accused of killing one of them. "Five women all vying for the attention of one man, obviously, there wo...
May 23, 2019
'Real Housewives' husband wins reprieve in deportation fight
NEWARK, N.J. - A federal court has ruled that the husband of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Teresa Giudice can stay in the U.S. as he appeals deportation to his native Italy. The 3rd U.S....
May 23, 2019