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RDP receives $200,000 donation from Vellner family
Red Deer Polytechnic have received a $200,000 donation from central Alberta's Vellner family.The donation is meant to help students enrolled in arts, business, and education programs.Marty and Susan V...
Jun 13, 2025

Crews break ground on St. Andrew's United Church Woodland Sanctuary Project in Lacombe
The City of Lacombe officially broke ground on the St. Andrew's United Church Woodland Sanctuary Project.They officially announced the beginning of the project with a ceremony that took place a week a...
Jun 13, 2025

South Carolina executes a man serving death sentences in 2 separate murders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state's sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, w...
Jun 13, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Albertans to start paying for COVID-19 shots this fall
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says residents who are not immunocompromised or on social programs will have to pay to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting this fall. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 13, 2025

Market Watch: June 13
This week's highlightsLate-week geopolitical volatility wipes out much of the week's gainsBond markets rally as investors seek safe haven assets amid Middle East tensionsCanada's trade deficit hits re...
Jun 13, 2025

Red Deer realtor nominated for Canadian Realtors Care Award for her charitable work
Red Deer's Lori Cartwright has been recognized for her work in the community.As a nominee for the Canadian Realtors Care Award, she has supported a number of charities in the region but most notably, ...
Jun 13, 2025

Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1/2 years in federal corruption case
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan's political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker...
Jun 13, 2025

Alberta Crop Report: Crop emergence nearly complete in Central Region
Major crop emergence is at 97 per cent in Alberta's Central Region, above the 5-year average of 91 per cent and ahead of the 10-year average of 90 per cent.That according to the latest Crop Report fro...
Jun 13, 2025

Report on B.C. port strike says right-to-strike should be preserved
VANCOUVER - Labour experts tasked with studying a days-long labour dispute at British Columbia's ports say the right to strike or be locked out should be preserved for the longshore industry in Canada...
Jun 13, 2025

Niko Sigur finding footing with Canadian men's soccer team ahead of Gold Cup
VANCOUVER - Even as a ball boy, Niko Sigur was hungry to learn. From his post on the B.C. Place sidelines, Sigur watched as rising stars Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies sprinted down the field for ...
Jun 13, 2025