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Tiny increase in young appointees to federal posts after Liberal overhaul
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Liberal changes to the federal appointments system has yielded a small increase in the number of younger people getting government posts. Documents from the...
May 21, 2019
Eakins talks Edmonton struggles, AHL success as Gulls continue to impress
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he's walking from the arena to his team's hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers ...
May 21, 2019
Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning
NEW YORK - What's next for "Game of Thrones?" The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday's finale, says it's "been a wild ride." Ge...
May 21, 2019
Student art showcase at Kiwanis Gallery
Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present, Hang-ups and Insights: The 11th Annual IB and AP Art Show with Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and Hunting Hills Hig...
May 21, 2019 Alyssa
Richardson, Mixed
Media on masonite board, Ecole
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
Tennessee's House speaker to resign after no confidence vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House Speaker Glen Casada says he plans to resign following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus. Casada announced the decision Tuesday, just a day after ...
May 21, 2019
Feds launch tourism strategy designed to boost sector 25 per cent by 2025
OTTAWA - Tourism Minister Melanie Joly says a federal new tourism strategy can boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons by more than a million people. The strategy i...
May 21, 2019
Local football players celebrate Senior Bowl victory in Calgary
Football Alberta held its 30th Annual Senior Bowl in Calgary over the May long weekend and central Alberta players and coaches were well represented.Contested under blustery conditions at Hellard Fiel...
May 21, 2019 Team North celebrates a 23-14 victory over Team South in Football Alberta's Senior Bowl held in Calgary on May 20.
"Fun Guy" Kawhi the latest example of NBA branding
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's likeness looks down from some 10 storeys high over Yonge-Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto. Arms crossed. Serious face. The tagline reads: "Fun Gu...
May 21, 2019
Silhouettes Synchronized Swim Club brings home medals after BC competition
The Red Deer Silhouettes Synchronized Swim Club brought home from the Jean Peters competition in Nanaimo, B.C. over the weekend. Club officials say their 13-15 'Zombie' team brought home gold after fi...
May 21, 2019 (Left to right) Micah Tweedale, Kaetlyn Fuller, Zadie Andersen, Naomi Fidek, Jolie Chavarria, Mia Wright, Sophie Schmidt (Photo Submitted)
Former Obama official Susan Rice has book out in October
NEW YORK - Susan E. Rice, the former national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has a book coming out this fall. "Tough Love" will be published Oct. 8, Simon & Schuster a...
May 21, 2019