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Red Deer Rotary Club hosting Cinco de Mayo fundraiser for food bank
There is an extra twist involved with this year's usual Cinco de Mayo activities in Red Deer this year, and it's not just lime. Rotary Club of Red Deer East is hosting a 3-hour virtual kitchen party w...
Apr 19, 2022
Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture
Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them. Athletes overseen by Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skel...
Apr 19, 2022
Survivors testify as trial of alleged Quebec sword attacker resumes after COVID delay
QUEBEC - A man who was out for a walk in Quebec City on Halloween night 2020 told a court today he first thought it was a joke when a man wearing a disguise and brandishing a sword approached him. But...
Apr 19, 2022
Downtown assault suspects sought by Red Deer RCMP
Red Deer RCMP are seeking two suspects in connection to an alleged assault which took place earlier this month.Mounties say it was about 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 9 when, it's believed, that a man ...
Apr 19, 2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
REGINA - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of C...
Apr 19, 2022
Ukrainian girl battling leukemia receives bike and GoFundMe page by local Red Deerian
In her first five years of life, one Ukrainian girl has experienced war, sickness and moving across the world to Red Deer. But this holiday weekend, she also experienced getting her first bike and a G...
Apr 19, 2022
Red Deer Public Schools announces 2022 Edwin Parr Award nominee
Red Deer Public Schools (RDPSD) has announces its nominee for the 2022 Edwin Parr Award.The award is presented by the Alberta School Boards Association each year to six outstanding first-year teachers...
Apr 19, 2022
First deadline arrives for Conservative leadership race, 10 days until final one
OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. British Columbia MP Marc Dalto...
Apr 19, 2022
Canada names Putin's two adult daughters in new round of sanctions over invasion
OTTAWA - The federal government has hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. Maria Vorontsova, 36, and her 35-year-old...
Apr 19, 2022
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to other places to solve its nursing shortage, starting with financial support to help internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed faster. The He...
Apr 19, 2022