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2020 an especially tough year for people with disabilities
Elizabeth Eckert says 2020, a year that's been tough on many, has been even harder on those with disabilities. Eckert is immunocompromised and her son Anakin lives with several disabilities, including...
Dec 03, 2020
BUDGET: Council passes 0% tax increase for 2021, 2022
City council approved Red Deer's 2021 and 2022 operating budget and plan on Thursday.The operating budgets, which total $379.3 million and $384.9 million, respectively, cover day to day costs of progr...
Dec 03, 2020
Trial concludes for former Mountie accused of sexually assaulting colleague
Closing arguments wrapped up on Thursday in the trial of a former RCMP officer accused of sexually assaulting a colleague at an off-duty party in northern Alberta eight years ago.Jason Andrew Tress, 3...
Dec 03, 2020
Former Lacombe mayor, MLA Judy Gordon passes away
Judy Gordon, a former long-time municipal and provincial politician and prominent Lacombe community member, has passed away. She was 72.Gordon was elected to Lacombe town council in 1986 and first ser...
Dec 03, 2020
Rangers will not loan Lafrenière to Canada for world junior hockey championship
RED DEER, Alta. - Alexis Lafrenire will not be going for another gold medal this winter. Hockey Canada said in a statement Thursday that the NHL's New York Rangers will not loan Lafrenire to Canada's ...
Dec 03, 2020
Nuggets star Jamal Murray crossing fingers that he can play for Canada at Olympics
DENVER - Playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the Olympics next year would be a wonderful opportunity for Jamal Murray, but the Denver Nuggets star has no idea how realistic that is at this s...
Dec 03, 2020
Red Deer up to 289 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 1,854 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a new daily record. That's out of 19,622 test results over last 24 hours as the provincial positivity rose to about 9.5 per cent.There...
Dec 03, 2020
Liberals accuse Conservatives of disregarding court deadline, filibustering bill
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of filibustering a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying and thumbing their noses at a looming court deadline.Government House l...
Dec 03, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 3
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Dec 03, 2020
Climate change costs taking increasing chunk off Canada's GDP growth: study
Climate change costs are already taking an increasing bite out of Canada's economic growth and the country is falling behind other nations when it comes to planning for them, says federally funded res...
Dec 03, 2020