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Sunterra Sun Run set for May 11 in Red Deer needs more runners
The first annual Sunterra Sun Run goes down May 11 in Red Deer, but organizers say they need more runners to sign up.The event will feature multiple distances plus live music on stage, beer gardens, a...
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Officer in charge tells inquest everything possible was done to save B.C. hostage
BURNABY, B.C. - The officer in charge when police in Surrey, B.C., killed a hostage taker and the woman he was holding says he believes he did everything possible to save her. RCMP Insp. Blair White t...
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Masai Ujiri: Toronto Raptors' culture remains strong after challenging season
TORONTO - A year ago, Masai Ujiri declared that the Toronto Raptors had to change their culture. But after a challenging and disappointing 2023-24 season, the team's president said that their culture ...
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House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he strongly supports a proposal from House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Republican Speaker Johnson, faci...
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Veteran skip Brad Jacobs announces departure from Team Carruthers
WINNIPEG - Veteran skip Brad Jacobs is a free agent after announcing Wednesday that he is parting ways with Reid Carruthers and his Manitoba-based curling team. Jacobs joined the team based near Winni...
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Red Deer city council approves property and Business Improvement Area tax rates
Red Deer city council approved their annual property and Business Improvement Area (BIA) tax rate bylaws at their meeting on Monday. Council is required to pass a tax rate bylaw when a property tax re...
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License cap removed under Red Deer's urban Chicken Bylaw
If dogs and cats are not your thing, you can now consider getting some chickens in Red Deer. City council gave second and third reading on Monday various amendments to their Chicken Bylaw, removing th...
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Too early for conclusions on integrity of last two elections, MP Chong tells inquiry
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is urging a federal inquiry to refrain from making final conclusions about the integrity of the last two general elections, saying it is too early to do so. The ...
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Ottawa must revisit assisted dying for Alzheimer's, dementia patients: advocates
OTTAWA - Now is the time to urge Ottawa that people with disorders such as Alzheimer's and dementia should be able to request medical assistance in dying before their cognitive decline, says the CEO o...
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Schumer says he'll move to end Mayorkas' impeachment trial in the Senate as soon as it begins
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that he will move to dismiss impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a move that would end the...
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