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Bighill, Mitchell feel with no season, CFL has a chance to improve
The COVID-19 pandemic has cost the CFL a season, but Adam Bighill and Bo Levi Mitchell believe it also has given the league a glorious opportunity. The CFL cancelled the 2020 campaign Monday...
Aug 18, 2020
Cabinet glass ceiling shattered as Chrystia Freeland named finance minister
OTTAWA - Chrystia Freeland shattered a glass ceiling Tuesday, becoming the first woman to be sworn in as Canada's finance minister. The gravitas of the moment was not lost on the former journalist and...
Aug 18, 2020
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland takes over as finance minister
OTTAWA - With Chrystia Freeland now sworn in as federal finance minister, the Liberal government will prorogue Parliament and introduce a new throne speech before Parliament resumes in the fall.Prime ...
Aug 18, 2020
Protesters concerned with lack of plan for students with complex learning needs
Dozens of concerned parents and students gathered outside Education Minister Adriana LaGrange's Red Deer-North constituency office on Tuesday to highlight the need for a better relaunch plan for Alber...
Aug 18, 2020
VanVleet's steely playoff performance no surprise to those who know him best
It will forever be one of the iconic images of last year's NBA championship run - Fred VanVleet on his back, arms outstretched, with his eyes looking up at the Oracle Arena ceiling...
Aug 18, 2020
Prorogation of Parliament: what does it mean and what happens next?
OTTAWA - Parliament has been prorogued until Sept. 23, when there will be a speech from the throne. Here is what that means and what could come next. Word - The term comes through Middle English and O...
Aug 18, 2020
The Mustard Seed’s Amazing (Car) Race
On Saturday, August 22, The Mustard Seed will be hosting an exciting event that will include citizens of all ages - The Amazing (Car) Race! This family-friendly, city-wide scavenger hunt is sure to be...
Aug 18, 2020
Record tying temperatures in central Alberta
While Red Deer has yet to set a new daily maximum temperature record during this week's heat wave, some other communities equalled their previous records on Monday. Rocky Mountain House tied its recor...
Aug 18, 2020
‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities
Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug. 31 as a gesture of s...
Aug 18, 2020
Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett undergoing procedure for knee injury
Toronto Raptors forward Oshae Brissett has left the NBA campus in Florida to undergo a procedure to clean out loose bodies in his right knee. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Paul Marks at Sunny...
Aug 18, 2020