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RDAR boosting funding available for agriculture research
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) says it is nearly doubling the amount of money it has available for projects.It is adding $3 million to the initial funding of $4 million....
Feb 05, 2021

Video shows heated exchange between cashier and mask-less customer at Lethbridge grocery store
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A seemingly normal work shift for Brynn McNeely turned into so much more this past week.The 17-year-old is a cashier at London Road Market in Lethbridge.On Wednesday, February 3 at ar...
Feb 05, 2021

WestJet to lay off 120 cabin crew members, citing flight suspensions
CALGARY - WestJet Airlines Ltd. will lay off 120 cabin crew members as of March 2, blaming the measure on the lack of flights to Mexico and the Caribbean.WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell says the compa...
Feb 05, 2021

Cowboys for Trump leader released from jail pending trial
SANTA FE, N.M. - Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is headed home to New Mexico after nearly three weeks in a Washington jail, after a judge on Friday said she will trust Griffin to show up for t...
Feb 05, 2021

Nets rookie head coach Steve Nash proud to be part of Canadian pipeline
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Steve Nash is only the second Canadian to become an NBA head coach, but the Hall of Famer is just proud to be part of the northern pipeline that's helping stock NBA rosters and coachi...
Feb 05, 2021

Five charged after Red Deer RCMP, ALERT seize guns and drugs
Police say a joint forces investigation in Red Deer has resulted in the seizure of a large amount of drugs, 15 firearms, and 60 charges against five suspected drug dealers.The arrests and seizure were...
Feb 05, 2021

Rugby Canada launches probe, revamps women's 7s coaching staff after players complain
A complaint from members of the Canadian women's sevens team has prompted Rugby Canada to call in an independent investigator and revamp the team coaching staff. The sevens side is coached by John Tai...
Feb 05, 2021

As NHL deals with COVID-19 in U.S., Canadian-based NHLers thankful for North Division
TORONTO - Jacob Markstrom's routine is pretty simple in the NHL's COVID-19 era. The Calgary Flames goalie goes to the rink and gets tested before hitting the ice for practice. When that's done, he hea...
Feb 05, 2021

Extreme cold warning in effect for Red Deer and area
Meteorologists with Environment and Climate Change Canada have issued an Extreme Cold Warning for many areas of Alberta, including Red Deer and the surrounding region.Officials say a multi-day episode...
Feb 05, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations down from 517 to 475, Red Deer records 22nd death
Alberta is reporting 396 news cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of active cases in the province now to 6,407 - down 181 from yesterday.With 9,989 tests conducted over the past 24 hour...
Feb 05, 2021