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Conservative campaigns weave tangled webs of allegations as race intensifies
OTTAWA - With 10 days to go to sign up voters for the federal Conservative leadership race, all four contenders are intensifying efforts to shore up support. Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay appear locke...
May 05, 2020
Red Deer Cruise Night rolls on with drive-by parades
A local group of classic car enthusiasts have established a new way of sharing their hobbies and labours of love with the public.For the past two weeks, Red Deer Cruise Night has been hosting drive-by...
May 05, 2020 Red Deer Cruise Night is offering drive-by cruises for area residents celebrating a special occasion during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Christina Smith - Dreamy Skies Photography)
Former commissioner Larry Smith understands COVID-19 pandemic's impact upon CFL
Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...
May 05, 2020
2020 Women of Excellence Awards nominees announced
The Red Deer & District Community Foundation (RDDCF) is pleased to announce the names of the 2020 Women of Excellence Awards Gala Nominees. This year 48 women are being recognized for their outsta...
May 05, 2020
Stormtrooper with a gun: Alberta police take down restaurant worker in costume
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in southern Alberta are being investigated after a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars" stormtrooper costume who was carrying a plastic gun was forced to the gr...
May 05, 2020
$4.5M investment to expand Alberta's COVID-19 testing capacity
The provincial government says a $4.5-million investment in new virus detecting equipment and technology will help strengthen Alberta's COVID-19 response. The funding announced on Tuesday includes a $...
May 05, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)
Court overturns Quincy Jones' win in Michael Jackson lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jone...
May 05, 2020
COVID-19 case numbers remain same in Red Deer and Central zone
Alberta is reporting 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 5,893.In Red Deer, the number of COVID-19 cases remains 36, and the number of active cases in the city is remains five. ...
May 05, 2020
Alberta officials share COVID-19 update for May 5
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and other officials will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:3...
May 05, 2020
Revamp of classification system seen as key to cementing assault-style rifle ban
OTTAWA - Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal move to ban assault-style rifles. The feder...
May 05, 2020