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Parkland Regional Library settled into new home in Lacombe
After 61 years, Parkland Regional Library System has a new home in Lacombe. According to officials, it's the culmination of a project spanning roughly three years. The new headquarters was built to re...
Jan 21, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Gov. Gen. Julie Payette resigns
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning. The news comes as the results of an investigation into allegations of a toxic workplace environment at Rideau Hall are expected to be released. The Privy...
Jan 21, 2021

NWHL expansion Toronto Six head to Lake Placid women's hockey bubble
Digit Murphy has delivered the famous Herb Brooks speech to the Toronto Six. The NWHL expansion team's head coach invoked the words of the late Miracle on Ice coach in a social-media video. But if the...
Jan 21, 2021

Whitecaps take Akron forward David Egbo ninth overall in MLS SuperDraft
The Vancouver Whitecaps opted for offence in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, taking Akron forward David Egbo with the ninth overall pick. The 22-year-old senior from Enugu, Nigeria, scored 21 goals and add...
Jan 21, 2021

Missing: Dean Olson, 40, of Red Deer County
Thanks to public assistance, 40-year-old Dean Olson has been safely located.
Jan 21, 2021

Canadian international Cyle Larin scores again for Besiktas in Turkish league play
TORONTO - Canadian forward Cyle Larin added to his goals total in the Turkish Super Lig on Thursday scoring in league-leading Besiktas' 4-1 win at Fatih Karagumruk.The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont.,...
Jan 21, 2021

Local housing starts lower in 2020, says CMHC
Travel restrictions due to COVID-19 are speculated to be among the factors resulting in fewer housing starts throughout Red Deer last year.That according to Christian Arkilley, Senior Market Analyst w...
Jan 21, 2021

B.C. Lions sign wide receiver Shaq Johnson to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed Canadian wide receiver Shaq Johnson to a contract extension. The six-foot, 185-pound native of Brampton, Ont., recorded career highs in receptions (39) and yards...
Jan 21, 2021

Canadian men's soccer team returns to action on weekend with scrimmage against U.S.
The Canadian men see their first action in more than a year Saturday when they take on the U.S. in a soccer scrimmage in Bradenton, Fla. Both teams are holding camps at the IMG Center there. Saturday'...
Jan 21, 2021

Federal review of Access to Information law to take another year amid impatience
OTTAWA - It will likely be another year before a federal review of the government's key transparency law is complete. Newly released terms of reference for the government study of the Access to Inform...
Jan 21, 2021