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Tracy Fleury, Peter de Cruz secure playoff spots with victories at National
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - Tracy Fleury maintained her perfect record at the National curling tournament on Thursday and secured a playoff berth with a 7-4 victory over Edmonton's Kelsey R...
Dec 13, 2019

Clearview Public Schools provides $1,525 to Stettler and area food banks
STETTLER- The Clearview Public Schools Board of Trustees and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4292 (CUPE) presented donation cheques to Betty Birch from the Stettler Food Bank. This holida...
Dec 13, 2019 Clearview Public Schools Trustees Becky Scott and Greg
Hayden and CUPE Local 4292 President Sandy Osbourne presented cheques to Betty
Birch from the Stettler Food Bank

Nobel winner Handke not welcome in Sarajevo and Kosovo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Nobel Literature Prize laureate Peter Handke was on Wednesday proclaimed persona non-grata in the Bosnian capital and in Kosovo for his apologist views toward Serb war crimes during...
Dec 13, 2019

Grad Service Project supports the Hospice Society
RED DEER- Grade 12 students at St. Joseph High School have chosen to support the Hospice Society of Red Deer through their Grad Service project. The Grad Committee chose the Hospice Society to raise a...
Dec 13, 2019

Burger of the Month raises over $1,400 for Sylvan Lake Community Partners Association
RED DEER- Sylvan Lake Mayor Sean McIntyre was the Cilantro & Chive guest chef for the Burger of the Month Program for November. He was eager to help give back to his community through the Sylvan L...
Dec 13, 2019

Volkswagen set to propose plea deal on environment charges in Canadian court
Lawyers for German auto giant Volkswagen are set to propose a plea deal in an Ontario court today on allegations that the company broke numerous environmental laws. The Canadian government announced M...
Dec 13, 2019

Experienced leaders Agosta, Mikkelson return to Canadian women's hockey team
Boy or girl, Meghan Agosta was going to name her first child Chance. The name represents the chances Agosta sees in her life to combine motherhood, policing and hockey. The 32-year-old forwa...
Dec 13, 2019

New NAFTA, a school strike and a school streaker; In The News for Dec. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 11. What we are watching i...
Dec 13, 2019

Success of wildlife corridors in Banff National Park has advocates wanting more
EXSHAW, Alta. - Dave Cipollone knows the dangers wild animals can pose to drivers on the Trans-Canada or other highways in and near Banff National Park. The 42-year-old parame...
Dec 13, 2019

Poll suggests travellers know little about air-passenger rights
OTTAWA - New polling results suggest many people boarding flights this holiday season don't know about the Liberal government's new regime outlining air passengers' rights. A Canadian A...
Dec 13, 2019