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Help the Red Deer Rebels select their Quarter-Century Team
The Red Deer Rebels want your help in selecting the storied WHL franchise's Quarter-Century Team.For the next week until Monday, August 5, Rebels fans can have their say.Simply CLICK HERE to see the f...
Jul 29, 2025
Reports: Former Canada coach Bev Priestman touted to take over Wellington Phoenix FC
WELLINGTON - Bev Priestman, who lost her job as Canada coach in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal, is set to take over the Wellington Phoenix FC women's team in New Zealand, according...
Jul 29, 2025
Attack on military base in Burkina Faso kills about 50 soldiers, residents say
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - An attack by an armed group on a military base in northern Burkina Faso has left about 50 soldiers dead, according to accounts by a community leader and a resident on Tuesday. Th...
Jul 29, 2025
Tools for School needs your contributions for Red Deer students
The Outreach Centre is once again calling on Red Deerians and local businesses to contribute backpacks and school supplies to its annual Tools for School campaign.The campaign helps students in all gr...
Jul 29, 2025
'Unbound by laws': B.C. court gives man 6 years for illegal sea cucumber fishing
NANAIMO - A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man with the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history to six years in prison for "ravaging the ocean and flouting the law." Sco...
Jul 29, 2025
O-negative blood donors desperately needed nationwide
Canadian Blood Services is calling on all donors and potential donors with O-negative blood to donate as soon as possible.According to the organization, O-negative blood is vital in emergency care, be...
Jul 29, 2025
PSA: City of Red Deer enhances accessible parking options for on-street stalls
City of Red Deer PSA -- Beginning August 1, 2025, individuals displaying a valid handicap placard will be permitted to park for free in any on-street parking stall in Red Deer, not just those designat...
Jul 29, 2025
College of Alberta Psychologists respond as calls for changes in licensing exam continue
The College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) will soon implement a bylaw change that allows mental health professionals to reapply for registration to take the Examination for Professional Practice in P...
Jul 29, 2025
Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle taking the title again at the worlds
SINGAPORE (AP) - Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she's still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle. She won it again Tuesday in the swimming world championships in ...
Jul 29, 2025
Tax data suggests lethal Canadian arms still being exported to Israel
OTTAWA - Israeli customs data suggests lethal Canadian arms are still being exported regularly to that country, despite Ottawa's claim that it has halted such shipments. A coalition of Canadian advoca...
Jul 29, 2025