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Red Deer Marlins 51st annual Invitational Swim Meet attracts over 165 regional athletes
The Red Deer Marlins Summer Swim Club brought 165 swimmers to their 51st annual Invitational Swim Meet this weekend; three times as many as last year.Held at the Michener Aquatic Centre, swimmers aged...
Jun 22, 2023
NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions
NHL teams won't have special jerseys for pre-game warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to wear rainbow-coloured Pride jerseys this past season and caus...
Jun 22, 2023
N.W.T. RCMP warn against vigilante justice after assaults in Fort McPherson
FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. - Police in the Northwest Territories are warning residents not to take justice into their own hands after a group assaulted two men suspected of drug trafficking and stealing a...
Jun 22, 2023
Cenovus makes $50,000 investment in operating room at Red Deer Regional Hospital
For the first time, a corporation has purchased naming rights for an area within Red Deer Regional Hospital.Cenovus Energy officials were on hand Thursday to make the formal presentation of a cheque f...
Jun 22, 2023
Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it was set to take effect
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state's first-in-the-nation law to ban them won't take effect July 1 as planned while a...
Jun 22, 2023
Federal budget bill passes Senate, becoming law despite Conservative opposition
OTTAWA - The federal budget has become law after passing third reading in the Senate without amendments this evening. The Liberal government revealed its fiscal plan in late March, promising to create...
Jun 22, 2023
Ex-Canucks coach Travis Green added to the New Jersey Devils coaching staff
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils have added former Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green to Lindy Ruff's staff. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the move on Thursday, filling the spot ...
Jun 22, 2023
NDP confident inquiry into interference will come, but details still being negotiated
OTTAWA - New Democratic House leader Peter Julian says Canadians can be confident that a public inquiry on foreign interference is going to happen. Opposition parties wanted the government to announce...
Jun 22, 2023
Ponoka RCMP investigate youth-involved robbery at local liquor store
Ponoka RCMP are investigating a youth-involved robbery at a local liquor store. On June 15 at 7:03 p.m., Ponoka RCMP say they received a report of a robbery at a liquor store in the Town of Ponoka. Up...
Jun 22, 2023
Educational support staff at Red Deer Catholic barred from wearing union shirts which highlight 'shockingly low' pay
Educational support staff at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) trying to raise awareness about their low pay say they're being hindered from doing so.What the approximately 300 workers -- mem...
Jun 22, 2023