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German filmmaker Vilsmaier, known for 'Stalingrad,' dies
BERLIN - Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His agent confirmed Wednesd...
Feb 12, 2020

Longtime newspaper columnist Christie Blatchford dead at 68
TORONTO - Longtime newspaper columnist, author and firebrand Christie Blatchford, a hardnosed scribe known for deep-sourced scoops and biting opinion pieces, has died. She was 68. Blatc...
Feb 12, 2020

Burger of the Month raises over $1,200 for Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre
RED DEER- The coffee and donut jokes come along with the uniform, but our January Guest Chef Lacombe Police Constable Josh Smith was all for cranking those jokes up for a great cause - the Central Alb...
Feb 12, 2020 (From L-R: Cilantro and Chive
Assistant Manager Danika Foesier, Cilantro and Chive Owner Kim Kay, CACAC CEO
Mark Jones, January BOTM Guest Chef Lacombe Police Constable Josh Smith,
Cilantro and Chive Owner Rieley Kay)

Sylvan Lake Municipal Library asks for community input
SYLVAN LAKE- From 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library is hosting a drop-in event to update its Plan of Service, a document that lays out the guiding principles for...
Feb 12, 2020

Fountain Tire's 3 Stars of the Red Deer Community
RED DEER- Three Red Deerians were named stars of the community this week for their above-and-beyond efforts to make our city a better place. Carl Hogan, Garrett Gouchey and Tristan Johnson were nomina...
Feb 12, 2020 Photo: Carl Hogan (left), Tristan Johnson and Garret Gouchey were honoured by Fountain tire as stars of the community at the February 8 Red Deer Rebels game. Photo courtesy WHL.

Kenney: Coastal Gas Link blockades a 'dress rehearsal' for future project fights
CALGARY- Premier Jason Kenney says he's concerned blockades in support of First Nations opponents to a northern British Columbia natural gas pipeline are a ``dress rehearsal'' for opposition to future...
Feb 12, 2020

More businesses reopen in China, but many people stay home
BEIJING - More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourage travel and contain the new coronavirus, but many...
Feb 12, 2020

Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.8 trillion election year budget plan on Monday that recycles deep, previously rejected cuts to domestic programs like food stamps, Medicaid, and housi...
Feb 12, 2020

Trial team quits Roger Stone case in dispute over sentence
WASHINGTON - The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time i...
Feb 12, 2020

Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire's presidential primary, edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party's chaotic 2020 nomination f...
Feb 12, 2020