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"A Gathering Place" program seeking community support amidst funding cuts
A Red Deer organization supporting adults with mental health diagnoses is hosting an open house and seeking public support after receiving notice from Recovery Alberta that its funding has been cut. A...
9m ago
Oddsmakers cool to suggestion of league-leading Winnipeg Jets winning Stanley Cup
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele is known as a "hockey nerd," whose understanding of the game has turned him into an elite NHL player. But the Winnipeg Jets star centre isn't losing sleep trying to figure ou...
17m ago
Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths of four members of a family from India who froze to death ...
18m ago
AUPE members rally outside Optima Living Aspen Ridge
A group of approximately 30-40 Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) members held a rally in Red Deer Tuesday afternoon in hopes of reaching a deal on a new contract with their employer.For a l...
22m ago
A Florida man is executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on a lunch break
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break was executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tanzi received a lethal injection and was prono...
43m ago
Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant public address; health minister
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta's measles outbreak isn't dire enough for the province's top doctor for public health to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to d...
56m ago
Alberta moves to restrict public boards' power to police trustees, councilors
Alberta is looking to reduce the self-policing powers of elected public school boards and municipal councils.The changes are included in two bills put forward by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conser...
1h ago
Reaction mixed as UCP proposing choice of police force for municipalities
The Government of Alberta is proposing amendments which it says would ensure the province's evolving safety needs are met by giving municipalities choice in policing.Bill 49, or the Public Safety Stat...
1h ago
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a ...
1h ago
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a ...
1h ago