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Red Deer man charged with insurance fraud
A Red Deer man is facing charges of fraud and theft after an investigation by the Red Deer RCMP. Police allege that the suspect stole more than $30,000 from two local businesses between August 2011 an...
Jun 19, 2019
B.C. mom tells inquest of son's descent into drugs, finds him 'gone' in bedroom
VICTORIA - Rachel Staples let out the dog, started brewing coffee and then immediately felt panic as she walked up to her son's room on April 20 last year, she told a coroner's inquest Monda...
Jun 19, 2019
Make passports free to ease new no-fly list measures, federal panel suggests
OTTAWA - A federal advisory panel says Ottawa should consider making passports free to everyone for one year to ease the introduction of new no-fly list procedures. The coming changes ...
Jun 19, 2019
Trudeau promises to legislate implementation of UNDRIP if re-elected
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising that a re-elected Liberal government will introduce legislation to ensure federal laws are harmonized with the United Nations Declaration on the Rig...
Jun 19, 2019
Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery social media contest
This summer the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) and friends are excited to get Red Deerians involved with art, history, and culture around the city through a "Meet Your Museum Red Deer" social med...
Jun 19, 2019
Red Deer Public Schools elects new board chair, sets budget
Red Deer Public Schools has a new board chair.At their organizational meeting on June 12, the Board of Trustees elected Nicole Buchanan as its new chair and Laurette Woodward as vice chair.Buchanan, w...
Jun 19, 2019
Lawyer for Calgary man accused in grandson's death asks for acquittal
CALGARY - A Calgary defence lawyer has asked a judge to acquit his client of manslaughter because he says the Crown's case is too weak. Darren Mahoney is representing Allan Perdomo Lopez, wh...
Jun 19, 2019
Local trampoline star inspires at Special Olympics breakfast
'Discovering where sport can take you' was the main message brought to nearly 300 people at the 13th Annual Celebrity Breakfast hosted by Special Olympics Red Deer Wednesday morning.Held at the Harves...
Jun 19, 2019 Kalena Soehn, 19, of Red Deer, was a Trampoline gold medalist at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer this past February and gave an inspirational message to nearly 300 people at the 13th Annual Celebrity Breakfast hosted by Special Olympics Red Deer at the Harvest Centre Wednesday morning.
Finance minister acknowledges skepticism, vows to build Trans Mountain expansion
CALGARY - Canada's finance minister says the best way to convince a skeptical oilpatch that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Ottawa approved Tuesday will actually be built is to go ahead and buil...
Jun 19, 2019
Massive crowds, security concerns prove to be issues at Raptors parade
TORONTO - A shooting that sparked a stampede at a massive rally celebrating the Raptors' historic NBA title highlighted the challenges of organizing a large celebratory event in a sprawling metropolis...
Jun 19, 2019