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New active cases in Alberta drops below 600
Alberta is reporting 573 news cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of active cases in our province now to 9,727 - down 260 from Friday.With 10,894 tests conducted over the past 24 hours,...
Jan 23, 2021
Name chosen for Red Deer's newest seniors lodge
A name has now been chosen for Red Deer's newest seniors lodge.Crimson Villas, located on the former Red Deer Nursing Home site at 4736 - 30 Street, is anticipated to open its doors this spring for re...
Jan 23, 2021
Man charged in Red Deer road rage incident ordered to stand trial
A man charged in an extreme case of road rage in Red Deer last year has been ordered to stand trial.However, no trial date has been set as of yet for 33-year-old Andrew Charles Hunter. Hunter faces co...
Jan 23, 2021
Trial set for Lacombe County man charged in Rimbey shooting
A trial has been scheduled this spring for a Lacombe County man charged in a Rimbey shooting last summer.Jade John Edward Slofstra, 32, will go to trial in Rimbey provincial court on Apr. 21. The tria...
Jan 23, 2021
Red Deer rental rates edge lower in December
Modest rental rate decreases in the city of Red Deer are continuing to keep the community among the most affordable in Canada.According to the most recent National Rent Report by Rentals.ca, Red Deer ...
Jan 23, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole defends decision to back, then oust, Sloan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he was once willing to give his former leadership rival Derek Sloan the benefit of the doubt, but no longer. And he dismissed the idea that kicking Sloan...
Jan 23, 2021
Humphries wins another monobob gold, leads 1-2 finish for US
KOENIGSSEE, Germany - Kaillie Humphries got her second win in as many attempts in a monobob sled this season Saturday, leading a gold-silver finish for USA Bobsled and Skeleton. Humphries, a Cana...
Jan 23, 2021
Own goal eliminates FA Cup holder Arsenal at Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England - Defending-champion Arsenal was eliminated from FA Cup competition following a 1-0 fourth-round loss Satuday to Southampton. Adding insult to injury was the defeat came the ...
Jan 23, 2021
Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
WASHINGTON - Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leav...
Jan 23, 2021
Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Sat...
Jan 23, 2021