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Local historical society to celebrate RCAF history Friday in Springbrook
This Friday, Feb. 23, celebrate 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with central Alberta-based non-profit, Harvard Historical Aviation Society.Founded April 1, 2024, the RCAF has a histor...
Feb 22, 2024

Lawyer for victims' family members doubts Pickton will ever be granted parole
VANCOUVER - Serial killer Robert Pickton is now eligible to apply for day parole, but a lawyer representing family members of some of his victims says there's no chance of it being granted. The Parole...
Feb 22, 2024

Ohio mom who left toddler alone when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
An Ohio mother who left her 16-month-old daughter home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated murder. Kristel Candelario, 32, al...
Feb 22, 2024

Sts'ailes, frustrated with the feds, signs and funds its own child welfare agreement
OTTAWA - A British Columbia First Nation has taken matters into its own hands after what leaders say has been a lack of commitment from the federal government to help them take full jurisdiction over ...
Feb 22, 2024

Cameron stays alive in Scotties playoff hunt with close win over Smith
CALGARY - Manitoba's Kate Cameron scored one in the 10th end for a crucial 5-4 win over Nova Scotia's Heather Smith in Thursday's opening draw at the Canadian women's curling championship. Cameron imp...
Feb 22, 2024

This week in Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Basketball team will kick off the playoffs at home. The RDP Kings Basketball squad will begin its quest for a spot in the ACAC Men's Final Four Basketball To...
Feb 22, 2024

Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act
Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public...
Feb 22, 2024

RDP Athletics Athletes of the Week: February 20
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Autumn Roos (Queens Volleyball) and Zach Neufeld (Kings Volleyball) as The RDP Athletes of the Week: Autumn Roos Queens Volleyball Progra...
Feb 22, 2024

Claws come out for federal minister who shared picture of lobster lunch in Asia
FREDERICTON - A photo of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay eating lobster in Malaysia during an official trip has some people seeing red. Shared Sunday on the minister's profile on the X ...
Feb 22, 2024

New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she ...
Feb 22, 2024