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Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data
Facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham said Monday that he planned to resign with ...
Jan 18, 2021

Former Buffalo and Montreal coach Marv Levy behind Buffalo Bills during playoff march
He's coached in both Kansas City and Buffalo, but former Montreal Alouettes coach Marv Levy will be firmly behind the Bills this weekend. Buffalo visits Kansas City in the AFC championship game Sunday...
Jan 18, 2021

Canada Life partners with Canadian Blood Services for 'Canada Life Week to Save Lives' campaign
WINNIPEG, JAN. 18 - Canada Life today announced that they have partnered with Canadian Blood Services and Hma-Qubec for the Canada Life Week to Save Lives campaign, encouraging people across Canada to...
Jan 18, 2021

Blanchet's choice to block critics on Twitter limits free speech: experts
OTTAWA - Dozens of people say Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Richard Moon, a law pro...
Jan 18, 2021

Toronto-based Samuel Vargas to face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn in April
Toronto-based welterweight Samuel Vargas will face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn on April 10 in the United Kingdom. Benn, the son of former world champion Nigel Benn, ran his record to 17-0-0 in...
Jan 18, 2021

Red Deer River Naturalists holding AGM via Zoom
Members of the public are invited to the Red Deer River Naturalists Annual General Meeting, happening via Zoom on January 28. Moderator: President Tony BlakeJanuary 28, 2021 - 7:30 p.m. held by a Zoom...
Jan 18, 2021

Red Deer man gets four-and-a-half years for trafficking cocaine
A Red Deer man charged in a major drug and weapons bust over two years ago has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail.Keegan William Robinson, 28, reaffirmed his guilty plea to trafficking co...
Jan 18, 2021

Rescue society praises B.C.'s teens survival skills after he got lost snowmobiling
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The backcountry survival skills of a British Columbia teen who got lost while snowmobiling are being praised by search and rescue volunteers who found him safe. The South Caribo...
Jan 18, 2021

WPCA racing season scheduled to return to Rocky in August
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association has put together its schedule for the 2021 season, and it includes Rocky Mountain House.The WPCA says in a release that the season will kick off with the ...
Jan 18, 2021

Canadian women's hockey team holds Calgary "bubble" camp
CALGARY - The Canadian women's hockey team has opened a 35-player camp in a Calgary "bubble." The 14-day camp is the first physical gathering of national-team players in months because of the COVID-19...
Jan 18, 2021