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Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy
BERLIN - The director of the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday called for allegations of abuse at its renowned youth ballet academy to be cleared up in full, expressing shock at "unacceptable" events. A...
Apr 10, 2019
Another global ambassador: The Weeknd signs on with Canadian esports outfit
TORONTO - The Weeknd has joined the OverActive Media Group ownership and will serve as global ambassador for the Canadian esports company. The Toronto R&B singer and producer, whose real...
Apr 10, 2019
Trump: Uganda must capture kidnappers of freed US tourist
KAMPALA, Uganda - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Uganda to find the kidnappers of an American tourist who has been freed amid conflicting reports over whether a ransom was paid for her re...
Apr 10, 2019
Budget surplus allows Sylvan Lake to lower tax increases
Officials say higher revenues and fewer expenses have resulted in the Town of Sylvan Lake posting a budget surplus for 2018.As a result, Council has approved the following amendments to the proposed 2...
Apr 10, 2019
Sanders quiets his critics as he becomes a 2020 front-runner
DAVENPORT, Iowa - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and esta...
Apr 10, 2019
US labels elite Iran force a foreign terrorist organization
WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization, an unprecedented declaration against a foreign government that may prompt retalia...
Apr 10, 2019
Shake-up at Homeland Security goes beyond Nielsen's exit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and White House allies pressing for a harder line on immigration sped up their campaign Monday to clean house at the Department of Homeland Security with a mission ...
Apr 10, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera raged across Yemen
ADEN, Yemen - In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million d...
Apr 10, 2019
Red Deer Catholic dual credit program receives $50,000 grant
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has been awarded $50,000 grant from the Government of Alberta for a new dual-credit program for high school students. For the 2020-2021 school year, the division wil...
Apr 10, 2019
G.H. Dawe Centre pools close for annual maintenance
RED DEER- The water park at the G.H. Dawe Community Centre will close Tuesday, April 23 until Friday, May 10 for annual maintenance. The pool will reopen Saturday, May 11 for regular aquatic programmi...
Apr 10, 2019