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Alberta School Councils' Association adjusting to significant budget cut
Officials with the Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) are expressing surprise and disappointment over a recent decision by the provincial government to slash their funding by 75 per cent this...
Nov 24, 2020
Raptors guard Fred VanVleet says contract negotiations were "easy"
Fred VanVleet did a pre-draft workout for one particular NBA team, who didn't know who he was when he showed up. He shot alone on a side basket with no coaches rebounding the ball. Nobody gave h...
Nov 24, 2020
City councillor suggests doctors 'muzzled' from speaking out about COVID-19
A Red Deer city councillor suggested on Monday that medical professionals are being kept from speaking out about COVID-19. Buck Buchanan said during Monday's council meeting regarding a face coverings...
Nov 24, 2020
Ponoka to unveil new Christmas Light Tour and expanded light display at Centennial Park
Residents of Ponoka will soon be able to enjoy a newly expanded Christmas light display at Lion's Centennial Park.The new display will be available for viewing on Dec. 4 when Town officials flip the s...
Nov 24, 2020
Meng could have been arrested before going through customs: officer
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer who assisted in the arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says the Huawei executive could have been arrested before going through customs. Const...
Nov 24, 2020
Two Drayton Valley Thunder players earn AJHL Player of the Week honours
Two Drayton Valley Thunder players have received Player of the Week honours in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).Drayton Valley Thunder forward, Kadyn Chabot, is the Inter Pipeline AJHL Player o...
Nov 24, 2020
Twins Chase, Sydney Brown continuing to live their football dream at Illinois
Chase and Sydney Brown are again living their football dream. Growing up, the identical twins from London, Ont., often dreamt about playing U.S. college football together. That aspiration was put on h...
Nov 24, 2020
Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn one of killer's three murder convictions
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has refused to throw out one of the convictions against a man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior. Derek Sa...
Nov 24, 2020
12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out
NEW YORK - Twelve things worth noting about Tuesday's nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards, from snubbed singers to posthumous nominees to famous folks competing for awards. ___ SNUBBED SINGERS The ...
Nov 24, 2020
Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert
SALT LAKE CITY - Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah's red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state. The smooth, tall structure was found ...
Nov 24, 2020