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Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic in China are among the 72 fe...
Dec 15, 2020
Red Deer County budget includes increased capital spending, no tax increases
Red Deer County council has approved the 2021-2023 Operating and 2021-2025 Capital Budgets.The budgets were passed Tuesday morning after being tabled for two weeks for public input.The budget sees the...
Dec 15, 2020
RDC initiatives raise $11,000 for United Way
During three weeks in late November and early December, Red Deer College employees participated in an internal workplace fundraising initiative for United Way Central Alberta. Through activity pledges...
Dec 15, 2020
AP sources: Biden picks Buttigieg as transportation chief
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to three people familiar with the plans. Bu...
Dec 15, 2020
Giannis Antetokounmpo agrees to extension with Bucks
MILWAUKEE - Giannis Antetokounmpo says he's staying with the Milwaukee Bucks for at least five more seasons. "I'm blessed to be a part of the Milwaukee Bucks for the next 5 years," the two-time reigni...
Dec 15, 2020
Olds College named in Top 50 Research Colleges
Olds College has been listed as one of Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges, according to Research Infosource Inc. Moving up 10 spots on the list this year, Olds College is one of five Alberta college's ...
Dec 15, 2020
Alberta ad man who created Mr. Covid campaign happy about response
EDMONTON - An ad man behind Alberta's much talked-about COVID-19 awareness campaign says he's happy about the attention it has receivedKurt Beaudoin of ZGM Modern Marketing Partners in Edmonton says m...
Dec 15, 2020
Canada Soccer honours Tony Waiters with award, inducts Bob Sayer into Hall of Fame
Canada Soccer is honouring the late Tony Waiters with a coaching award in his name and inducting former vice-president Bob Sayer into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. The Tony Waiters Coaching Excellen...
Dec 15, 2020
Police make arrests after theft of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia from his father's home
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Police say they have made two arrests after Wayne Gretzky memorabilia was stolen from the home of the hockey legend's father. The Gretzky family reported the souvenirs were stolen fr...
Dec 15, 2020
Government promises resources in search for Manitoba sailor who fell overboard
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it will use all available resources to find a master sailor from Manitoba who is believed to have accidentally fallen overboard while on the HMCS Winnipeg.A new r...
Dec 15, 2020