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Red Deer property tax deadline approaching
Red Deer property owners have two weeks left to pay their property taxes before the extended 2020 deadline of September 30.In the spring, council amended the approved Operating Budget to reduce the ta...
Sep 15, 2020
Where's the beef? Brooks RCMP searching for stolen $230,000 shipment
BROOKS, AB - Officials are looking for a large shipment of beef that was recently stolen out of the JBS meatpacking plant in Brooks.On August 30, police say a transport truck that was subcontracted to...
Sep 15, 2020
Head coach Nick Nurse signs multi-year extension with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors signed head coach Nick Nurse to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday. Nurse was named NBA coach of the year this past season - his second year as head coach of the ...
Sep 15, 2020
Mexico honours a defiant woman on independence anniversary
MEXICO CITY - Leona Vicario defied convention. A financier and intelligence gatherer for Mexico's independence struggle two centuries ago, she broke gender barriers and publicly refuted an allegation ...
Sep 15, 2020
Cracks start to show in UK jobs market as unemployment rises
LONDON - Unemployment in the U.K. edged up in July even though large parts of the economy reopened after the coronavirus lockdown, a signal that the jobless rate is set to spike higher when a governme...
Sep 15, 2020
Federal Reserve to meet after sharp changes to its outlook
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers will meet this week for the first time since they significantly revised the Fed's operating framework in ways that will likely keep short-term interest rates ...
Sep 15, 2020
City issues call for applications for Community Recreation Enhancement Grant
Non-profit groups are invited to apply for funding through The City of Red Deer's Community Recreation Enhancement Grant. The program provides funding to enhance the delivery of community recreation p...
Sep 15, 2020
Innisfail Smile Cookie Campaign supports mentoring programs
Back again for its 24th year, Tim Hortons Smile Cookie week is supporting charities in communities across the country. This includes Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District in Innisfail - on...
Sep 15, 2020
Central Alberta Film Festival lifts curtain on partnership with CMHA
Organizers say the 2020 edition of the Central Alberta Film Festival (CAFF) will take place onsite at Festival Hall in Red Deer October 14-17. This year, the Canadian Mental Health Association will ru...
Sep 15, 2020
Asbestos, Que., unveils four possibilities in short list for new town name
ASBESTOS, Que. - The town of Asbestos, Que., looking to shed its link to the hazardous substance, has narrowed the search for a new name to four contenders. Mayor Hugues Grimard announced on Monday&nb...
Sep 15, 2020