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Canada's hydrogen plans 'feasible' despite auditor concerns, says minister
EDMONTON - The federal natural resources minister said Tuesday that concerns from the auditor general's office about government plans to move to a more hydrogen-powered economy don't mean the goals ar...
Apr 26, 2022

Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind ...
Apr 26, 2022

City launches 'Shape your Red Deer' public participation project
Red Deerians are invited to share their big ideas and dreams for Red Deer as part of a public participation project: Shape your Red Deer, chart our community's path to 2040.Public feedback gathered as...
Apr 26, 2022

NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job. NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move Tuesday and said it was by mutual agreement....
Apr 26, 2022

UCP MLA says premier has created a culture of fear in caucus
EDMONTON - One of Jason Kenney's caucus members says the Alberta premier is reaping what he has sown through personal attacks, dividing people and intimidating opponents.Peter Guthrie says Kenney has ...
Apr 26, 2022

Lacombe County, City secure funding to design plan for south ring road
The City of Lacombe and Lacombe County have been awarded a provincial government grant for what those municipalities are referring to as the functional plan of the South Ring Road Connector project.Th...
Apr 26, 2022

Looking to volunteer in Red Deer? You might want to visit VolunteerConnector
National Volunteer Week is upon us and if you are looking for an opportunity in Red Deer, it may just be one click away."Just like the national theme this year: volunteering is empathy and action. If ...
Apr 26, 2022

Conservatives demand to know if prime minister used 'loophole' to avoid fraud charges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still being dogged by questions about family vacations six years ago at the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas. In question period Tuesday, interim Oppo...
Apr 26, 2022

Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US, environmentalists
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states where the rare ...
Apr 26, 2022

Red Deer man sentenced in central Alberta crime spree
A Red Deer man has been sentenced to over three years in jail after being convicted in a series of crimes throughout central Alberta last year, including an armed car-jacking.Joshua Martin William How...
Apr 26, 2022