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Mayor not letting up fight for local EMS dispatch service
Since a press conference held with three other mayors last week, Tara Veer says there have been more "absolutely staggering" examples proving that EMS dispatch consolidation is not in the best interes...
Feb 08, 2021

Mustard Seed's Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser goes ahead virtually
The 10th annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser put on by The Mustard Seed, like many fundraising events, has gone virtual this year.Though the actual date of the event is February 20, throughout...
Feb 08, 2021

Hinshaw hints at regional approach to lifting restrictions
On the first day of Alberta's Step 1 to easing COVID-19 restrictions across the province, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says they are watching how the moves impact different parts of the province and signalled a ...
Feb 08, 2021

Red Deer with 276 active COVID-19 cases, up one from Sunday
Alberta confirmed 269 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 6,184 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.3 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 08, 2021

Canadian cricketer Nitish Kumar turns heads with a century in the Caribbean
OSBOURN, Antigua And Barbuda - Canadian cricketer Nitish Kumar turned heads in the opening match of the Caribbean Regional Super50 Tournament.Kumar hit a century for the Leeward Islands Hurricanes on ...
Feb 08, 2021

Canadian defensive back St-Juste showing NFL scouts he can play cornerback and safety
He's shown NFL scouts he's a versatile player, but Canadian Benjamin St-Juste isn't resting on his laurels. The Montreal-born defensive back showed well at both cornerback and safety at last month's S...
Feb 08, 2021

At 38, Canada's Atiba Hutchinson shows he still has plenty left in the tank
Atiba Hutchinson turned 38 Monday, one day after setting up Besiktas' winner in a 1-0 decision over against Konyaspor. Beloved by fans after 275 appearances in all competitions for the Istanbul team k...
Feb 08, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 8
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Feb 08, 2021

MISSING: 26 y/o Taylor Halliday from Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP can confirm that Taylor Halliday has been located. Mounties thank the public and media for their assistance.
Feb 08, 2021

Colombia will legalize undocumented Venezuelan migrants
BOGOTA - Colombia said Monday it will register hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently in the country without papers, in a bid to provide them with legal residence permits ...
Feb 08, 2021