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MS Walk returns this Sunday to Great Chief Park
The annual Red Deer Jayman BUILT MS Walk is happening this Sunday, May 29.The walk has raised nearly $24,000 of its $32,000 goal toward research into Multiple Sclerosis, and the MS Society of Canada's...
May 27, 2022
Canada raids emergency stockpile to send medical equipment to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada has tapped into its own strategic stockpile of emergency medical supplies - stored for a national emergency - to help Ukraine. It has donated over 375,000 items of medical equipment an...
May 27, 2022
Police waited 45 minutes to breach classroom in Uvalde, believing kids not at risk
WASHINGTON - Officials in Texas say it was the "wrong decision" to wait 45 minutes before moving in on the man responsible for Tuesday's elementary school shooting. Col. Steven McCraw, the head of the...
May 27, 2022
Book tells love story of local author's parents in war-torn Europe during WWII period
A Red Deer author hopes his recently published book will spread a message of hope, despite dealing with a very difficult part of history.Bill Franz's book, entitled Mutti and Papa: A Love Story, deals...
May 27, 2022
Red Deer taking part in national bicycle count
Red Deer is once again taking part in this year's national bicycle count.Pedal Poll 2022 runs this year from June 7-12. Pedal Poll/Sondo Vlo provides the opportunity to identify who is cycling and whe...
May 27, 2022
Charges pending after weekend crash in downtown Red Deer
Charges are pending following a two-vehicle crash in downtown Red Deer last weekend.RCMP say they are still investigating the collision, which occurred at around 4:45 p.m. on May 21.Two vehicles, a pi...
May 27, 2022
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said. The action appeared to ...
May 27, 2022
English school board says it will file legal challenge of Quebec language law reform
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board says it will launch a legal challenge of Quebec's recently adopted language law reform. The board said in a news release today that it believes the law, co...
May 27, 2022
Canada could help wean Europe from Russian oil and gas by shipping clean hydrogen
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he spoke this week with delegates from several European countries, including Germany, about the potential for shipping them clean Canadian h...
May 27, 2022
Toronto FC, Chicago Fire meet Saturday with both teams badly in need of points
TORONTO - While a clash between the 26th- and 28th-ranked teams in Major League Soccer is hardly something to mark down on your calendar, Toronto FC and the Chicago Fire both badly need a result Satur...
May 27, 2022