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'I have nightmares:' Mother of two children killed by boyfriend says she's suffering
EDMONTON - The mother of two young girls who were killed by her former boyfriend says she still has nightmares from that day. The 31-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the ch...
Feb 18, 2021
RDC joins initiative to reduce language barriers for health-care training
Red Deer College is part of a new initiative aimed at helping Albertans with language barriers gain the skills they need to build careers and support the province's health-care system.The provincial g...
Feb 18, 2021
U.S. election makes 'moot' argument to release Meng: attorney general
VANCOUVER - Canada's attorney general says the failure of former U.S. president Donald Trump to win re-election nullifies an argument to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the basis that he was ...
Feb 18, 2021
Women's shelters workers in Alberta receive danger assessment training
Domestic abuse and assaults are on the rise in Alberta, and the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS) is equipping their staff to more readily deal with it.The council has been delivering Danger ...
Feb 18, 2021
Canadian Alexis Davis returns to action on Feb. 27 UFC card in Las Vegas
TORONTO - Canadian bantamweight Alexis Davis will take on Sabina (Colombian Queen) Mazo on a Feb. 27 UFC card in Las Vegas. The 36-year-old Davis, a native of Port Colborne, Ont. who now fights out of...
Feb 18, 2021
Red Deer up to 493 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta confirmed 415 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.That's out of 10,275 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about four per cent.The number of active cases across the prov...
Feb 18, 2021
Blue Jays skipper says team feels it can play with the 'big dogs' in the division
Expectations have changed significantly for the Toronto Blue Jays since Charlie Montoyo was named manager after the 2018 season. He guided the club through a rebuilding effort in his first year as ski...
Feb 18, 2021
US says it's ready to join talks to resume Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says it's ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal. The State Department said Thursday the U.S. would accept an...
Feb 18, 2021
Bower Place donates over $20,000 to Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre
In a year unlike any other, Bower Place pulled together to raise over $20,000 for its charity of choice for 2020 - the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre."We are thrilled that we were able to provi...
Feb 18, 2021
Patience proved to be a big reason why Canadian Cameron Judge landed with Argonauts
Patience figured prominently in linebacker Cameron Judge becoming a Toronto Argonaut. Judge signed with Toronto on Wednesday as a free agent, the move coming after he attended a workout last week with...
Feb 18, 2021