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Frey wins 2nd term as Minneapolis mayor after bitter race
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was reelected to a second term, surviving a bitter challenge in a race that focused on calls for changes to policing and racial justice, elections offic...
Nov 03, 2021
RDP Athletics Athletes of the Week
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics is proud to announce the RDP Athletes of the Week: 1. Justine Larson - Queens Cross Country Running Hometown - Strathmore, AB. Bachelor of Education Elementary (1st year...
Nov 03, 2021
Walking trail extension work underway in Ponoka
Officials with the Town of Ponoka say there will be a temporary road closure on 50 Street between Highway 53 and 44 Avenue beginning on Nov. 2 at 9 a.m..Traffic will be detoured along 54 Street and 46...
Nov 03, 2021
Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still holds the vessel, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday, rev...
Nov 03, 2021
AHS lifts blue-green algae bloom, water quality advisories
Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that blue-green algae is no longer a health concern, including in eight water bodies in Central Zone, which had previo...
Nov 03, 2021
Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says it plans to more closely monitor how increasingly frequent and severe weather events could impact the prices consumers pay for goods as part of its mandate to keep inf...
Nov 03, 2021
October building permit values lower than last year
Building permit values in Red Deer came in lower last month when compared with October of last year.According to the latest stats released by The City, 73 permits were issued last month valued at over...
Nov 03, 2021
Alberta, with largest oil industry, sends fewer to COP than any other energy province
EDMONTON - The province with Canada's largest oil and gas industry has sent one of the country's smallest delegations to the international climate conference, where emissions from that industry are un...
Nov 03, 2021
Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made t...
Nov 03, 2021
Penguins star Crosby, defenseman Dumoulin on COVID-19 list
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed star center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday after both tested positive. Coach Mike Sullivan said Cros...
Nov 03, 2021