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Red Deer & Red Deer County mayors headed to France to showcase economic opportunities
The mayors of Red Deer and Red Deer County -- Ken Johnston and Jim Wood -- are jet-setting to France next week.Their trip is to showcase economic opportunities in the central Alberta region.The trip's...
Jun 16, 2023

Over two year sentence for Red Deer man convicted in firearms incident in Airdrie
It's two years and 30 days in jail for a Red Deer man arrested in Airdrie last year after Mounties spotted an individual wanted on outstanding warrants in the community.Jordan Leslie David Paupst-Wall...
Jun 16, 2023

African descent advisory group feels lied to over police return to Vancouver schools
VANCOUVER - Members of the African descent advisory committee for the Vancouver Police Department say they feel they were lied to over the process to reinstate a program that deploys armed officers to...
Jun 16, 2023

Toronto Argonauts host rival Hamilton Tiger-Cats to kick off their '23 season
TORONTO - Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts will finally kick off their 2023 CFL season. Toronto hosts rival Hamilton (0-1) in its season opener Sunday night at BMO Field. The Tiger-Cats began thei...
Jun 16, 2023

Jury trial scheduled for all three accused in County of Wetaskiwin fatal fire
A jury trial has been scheduled for one of three people charged in a fatal fire in the County of Wetaskiwin two years ago. Jake Ernest Lee Green, 38, a resident of Maskwacis, is scheduled for a trial ...
Jun 16, 2023

Market Watch: June 16, 2023
Big Picture Corporate earnings influence investors' decisionsCanadian equity markets climbed on Monday to start a week that included important interest-rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board...
Jun 16, 2023

Western Hockey League's Winnipeg Ice franchise moving to Wenatchee, Wash.
CALGARY - After four years in Winnipeg, the Western Hockey League's Ice franchise is moving west. The team and league announced Friday that the club has been sold and relocated to Wenatchee, Wash. The...
Jun 16, 2023

Federal workers vote 'overwhelmingly' in favour of agreements that ended strike: PSAC
OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public-sector union says more than 155,000 workers have ratified new four-year deals with the federal government. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says members v...
Jun 16, 2023

CP NewsAlert: RCMP say no critical injuries in crash of B.C. bus with 30 aboard
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties say there are no critical injuries among 30 people on a charter bus that crashed on a forest service road north of Prince George, B.C. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Cooper says numerous ...
Jun 16, 2023

Red Deer rental rates continue to rise in May
Red Deer placed 29th last month on a list of 35 Canadian cities included in the latest Rental Report published by rentals.ca.According to the latest update, the average rent for a one-bedroom unit in ...
Jun 16, 2023