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New Zealand teenager Robinson wins GS in absence of Shiffrin
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia - New Zealand teenager Alice Robinson crowned her breakthrough season in the World Cup with a second career victory on Saturday. Robinson, who turned 18 in December, overtook f...
Feb 15, 2020
Penhold celebrates its firefighters
Penhold Firefighers were honoured at this week's town council meeting. Warren Kitteringham was recognized for doing ongoing repairs and maintenance on the Fire Hall and equipment. Kitteringham, who is...
Feb 15, 2020 Shawn Flight is Penhold's Firefighter of the Year (Photo: Town of Penhold)
Supreme Court of Canada to examine solitary confinement in federal prisons
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will revisit provincial court rulings that declared federal provisions on the solitary confinement of prisoners to be unconstitutional - a...
Feb 15, 2020
The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia: Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has responded to the shutdown of all tran...
Feb 15, 2020
Budget watchdog slashes economic growth projections, partly blames coronavirus
OTTAWA - Canada's economy slowed "sharply" in the final quarter of 2019, the parliamentary budget office said Thursday in its February economic and fiscal report. And the new coronavirus outbreak...
Feb 15, 2020
Desmond inquiry judge says Veterans Affairs did not share key information
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - The judge overseeing an inquiry into a triple-murder and suicide carried out by an Afghanistan war veteran says Lionel Desmond faced a large gap in treatment for a s...
Feb 15, 2020
Applications now open for FCSS Funding
The Red Deer & District Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) Board is now accepting funding applications for preventative social programs.School boards, municipalities and non-profits in...
Feb 15, 2020
Man born with no arms brings message of self-esteem to Red Deer
An inspirational speaker is bringing his inspirational story to Red Deer next month.Alvin Law was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan during the early 1960's at a time when women were giving birth to childr...
Feb 15, 2020 Alvin Law (Photo supplied)
Rebels fall 5-3 in Kamloops
Several times this season the Red Deer Rebels have learned that you can't let up before the game is over if you hope to string together wins. Class was in session Friday night in Kamloops as the Blaze...
Feb 15, 2020
UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tightened his grip on the government Thursday with a Cabinet shake-up that triggered the unexpected resignation of his Treasury chief, the second-most pow...
Feb 15, 2020