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Plan to locate daycare office in Edgar Industrial Park narrowly approved by council
A plan to locate a daycare administration office at a building in Edgar Industrial Park has been given the go ahead by Red Deer city council, albeit narrowly. In a 5-4 vote on Monday, council approved...
Aug 18, 2020
Sentencing hearing for father of toddler found dead outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A sentencing hearing is being held today for a man who was convicted of manslaughter in his young son's death. Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack, were each char...
Aug 18, 2020
Fire at Sylvan Lake go cart track
A popular attraction in Sylvan Lake has been devastated by fire this morning.The fire at Lakeside Go-Karts & Mini-Golf on Lakeshore Drive broke out at about 7 a.m. Sylvan Lake Fire Department crew...
Aug 18, 2020
Ponoka break and enter suspects arrested on scene
Charges have been laid against two suspects following a residential break and enter in Ponoka last week.At 12:04 p.m. on Aug. 13, Ponoka RCMP responded to a call of a residential break and enter in pr...
Aug 18, 2020
Sylvan Lake RCMP searching for carjacking suspect
RCMP are on the hunt for a male suspect following a carjacking on Highway 11 near Sylvan Lake Monday night. Staff Sgt. Jeff McBeth with the Sylvan Lake RCMP Detachment says officers responded around 9...
Aug 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 18
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2020: There are 122,872 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,206 confirmed (including 5,721 deaths, 53,930 res...
Aug 18, 2020
Review: 'Hi, My Name is Dicky' a gritty account of a former NHLer's path to sobriety
TORONTO - Richard Clune remembers the drive - the pain, the anxiety, the uncertainty, the fear. It was the spring of 2010 and Clune, who had made his NHL debut earlier that season, was final...
Aug 18, 2020
Mali soldiers detain senior officers in apparent mutiny
BAMAKO, Mali - Soldiers in Mali took up arms in the garrison town of Kati on Tuesday and detained senior military officers in an apparent mutiny, raising fears of a coup after several months of anti-g...
Aug 18, 2020
Lightning beat Blue Jackets 2-1 to take 3-1 series lead
TORONTO - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Barclay Goodrow and Ya...
Aug 18, 2020
Singer kneels near top of CN Towner for 'O Canada' prior to Raps playoff debut
TORONTO - Juno Award-winning Toronto singer Jessie Reyez performed a recorded version of "O Canada" while kneeling on the outdoor EdgeWalk at the top of the CN Tower before the Raptors' playoff o...
Aug 18, 2020