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BUDGET: Aquatic centre may splash back into city’s capital plan
A new aquatic centre for Red Deer currently does not feature into the city's 10-year Capital Plan. But that could change as early as Thursday.Mayor Tara Veer hinted that when council discusses the cap...
Dec 01, 2020
Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas
CHICAGO - A federal judge on Tuesday struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers. The changes applying to...
Dec 01, 2020
City delays recreation and culture program registration to January
As The City of Red Deer continues to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures, officials have decided to delay winter recreation and culture programming. Alternative...
Dec 01, 2020
US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in ...
Dec 01, 2020
Trump files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin election results
MADISON, Wis. - President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn ...
Dec 01, 2020
Elected officials dine out after urging others to stay home
San Francisco Mayor London Breed dined at a posh Napa Valley restaurant the day after California's governor was there. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo went to his parents' house for Thanksgiving. And a Lo...
Dec 01, 2020
Calgary facility set to become curling hub during pandemic
CALGARY - Curling Canada wants Calgary's Canada Olympic Park to be a curling hub for the season's top events. Canada's governing body of curling proposes holding the 2021 national men's, women's and m...
Dec 01, 2020
Mayor Veer appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel with the Canadian Armed Forces
Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer has been appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel by the Canadian Armed Forces in recognition of her work in the community, commitment to honouring military veterans, and support...
Dec 01, 2020
Visitor: Monolith toppled by group who said 'leave no trace'
SALT LAKE CITY - New clues have surfaced in the disappearance of a gleaming monolith in Utah that seemed to melt away as mysteriously as it appeared in the red-rock desert - though it's no longer the ...
Dec 01, 2020
Trial underway for former Mountie accused of sexually assaulting colleague
A four-day trial began in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Tuesday for a former RCMP officer accused of sexually assaulting a colleague at a social gathering more than eight years ago.Jason Andrew T...
Dec 01, 2020