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Impact to kick off CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal with Olimpia in Montreal
MONTREAL - Playing until the final whistle is something the Montreal Impact have had trouble doing this season. Perhaps they could could learn a lesson from their next opponents, C.D. Olimpia of Hondu...
Mar 09, 2020

'Confused' Leafs look to regroup after ugly road trip; Rielly nearing a return
TORONTO - With the Maple Leafs' locker room closed to reporters amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, players were trotted out one by one Monday to a podium in the media lounge down...
Mar 09, 2020

Bottcher beats Dunstone in 1-2 Page playoff at Brier; Gushue advances too
KINGSTON, Ont. - Team Alberta is forcing teams to be aggressive at the Tim Hortons Brier with its remarkably steady play and consistent shotmaking. Skip Brendan Bottcher has anchored the powerhou...
Mar 09, 2020

Grade 11 student will participate in real-world design challenge this summer
A Grade 11 student from St. Joseph High School in Red Deer will be the first from his school to take part in a special design challenge this summer.Matthew Gilles is the first student from St. Joseph ...
Mar 09, 2020 Matthew Gilles, a Grade 11 student at St. Joseph High School in Red Deer, is the first from his school to be selected to join Shad Canada in a STEAM and entrepreneurship program this summer.

Virus may have US sports leagues cutting locker-room access
MIAMI - The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are all weighing plans to restrict access to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the coronavirus, as co...
Mar 09, 2020

MISSING: Dustin Edwards, 35, of Red Deer
March 10: Red Deer RCMP advise that Dustin Edwards has been located safe and unharmed. Police thank the public for their assistance.
Mar 09, 2020

Delburne to get fiber optic internet by the fall
The Village of Delburne has announced it will become the smallest community in Alberta to have one gigabyte internet service.In partnership with Red Deer County, the village will introduce fiber optic...
Mar 09, 2020

Local money manager advises not to panic during market turmoil
Plunging stock markets are prompting at least one local money manager to call for calm and for investors not to panic.Dion Zukiwsky, Branch Manager and Director of Wealth Management at Scotia Wealth M...
Mar 09, 2020 (The Associated Press)

Red Deerians encouraged to 'shred it' for fraud prevention
Red Deer RCMP are welcoming residents to its downtown detachment this Wednesday to help prevent fraud.Shred-It Day encourages people to bring up to three boxes or bags of paper documents with addresse...
Mar 09, 2020

Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight
LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal "Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the ma...
Mar 09, 2020