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Fire destroys garage in Anders
A detached garage went up in flames in Red Deer's Anders area Friday morning.Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a 911 call from home on Asmundsen Avenue at 8:17 a.m."The garage was fully involve...
Nov 27, 2020
Arts council presents Winter Concert Series
The Red Deer Arts Council is presenting its inaugural Winter Concert Series on Ross Street Patio, which runs through April 24, 2021. Submissions are still being accepted until November 30 for performe...
Nov 27, 2020
Prizes up for grabs in downtown arts scavenger hunt
Red Deer Arts Council is pleased to present Red Deer Lights the Night Glass Front Gallery, which runs through January 8, 2021 in downtown Red Deer. Art can be found on 49th and Ross Streets, and Littl...
Nov 27, 2020
Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book
LOS ANGELES - Forget the high-performance sports cars, the luxury Rolls-Royces and all those other classic automobiles in which Jerry Seinfeld ushers his fellow comics to the diner on television's "Co...
Nov 27, 2020
Rogers Centre owner shelves plans for Toronto Blue Jays' stadium amid pandemic
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the virus has caused it to put those plans on hold. The telecommunicati...
Nov 27, 2020
Red Deer MLA rejects ‘socialist lockdown’ over COVID-19
The MLA for Red Deer-South says going into lockdown over surging COVID-19 cases in the province would be the wrong thing to do. Jason Stephan delivered a member statement in the Alberta Legislature de...
Nov 27, 2020
Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was killed in a targeted attack that ...
Nov 27, 2020
Liberals face pressure for concrete ideas, economic plan in spending update
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being warned that they need to provide a detailed plan on navigating the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in a key spending document next week. ...
Nov 27, 2020
Cher in Pakistan to help 'world's loneliest elephant'
ISLAMABAD - Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant," who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after...
Nov 27, 2020
Ice-dancers Moir and Virtue among 114 Order of Canada inductees
OTTAWA - Champion ice-dancers Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue are among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada today. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette's office announced...
Nov 27, 2020