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11 y/o Red Deer girl wins junior golf tour debut
Debuts don't get much better than this. In her first time competing on the McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour, Red Deer golfer Eileen Park finished atop the leaderboard in the junior girls division. Pa...
Jul 21, 2020

Drumheller doc pens open letter on racism, discrimination and physician billing
Premier Kenney: I very much enjoyed our recent informal chat about the economy and healthcare in Alberta. I'm writing you today to discuss the merits of Bill 30 as it relates to racism, discrimination...
Jul 21, 2020

RDC receives funding to provide free summer Sport Camps to 130 youth
Throughout July and August, Red Deer College will be providing free Outdoor Physical Literacy Camps for six to12 year-old children whose families have been impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Made ...
Jul 21, 2020

Onoway winner brings home $100,000 EXTRA
Like a lot of us might be, Onoway's Norman Boutin was surprised to discover he was $100,000 richer. "I was shocked for a couple of hours after finding out," he laughed. Boutin took home his windfall b...
Jul 21, 2020

Hoax call diverted resources during struggle to adapt to COVID-19: care home
VANCOUVER - A long-term care home in North Vancouver that was the site of Canada's first COVID-19 death says it received a hoax call as the outbreak began that created "needless fear" a...
Jul 21, 2020

Red Deer not looking to make mask wearing mandatory in public
Red Deer's mayor doesn't see the need at this time to make mask wearing mandatory in public to prevent spread of COVID-19, but says the situation remains fluid.United Nurses of Alberta President Heath...
Jul 21, 2020

Canada Ravens to face England at Anfield at 2021 Rugby League World Cup
Canada's women will take on England at Anfield, the storied home of English Premier League champion Liverpool, at next year's Rugby League World Cup. The fifth-ranked Canada Ravens open the ...
Jul 21, 2020

Trump's new immigration fight: how to redraw House districts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being included in the headcount as congressional districts are redrawn, a move that ...
Jul 21, 2020

Thief returns stolen vehicle claiming he "wanted to do the right thing"
If there's such a thing as an honest thief this might be it. On July 10, a Town of Rocky Mountain House vehicle was stolen from the water treatment plant only to be returned by the thief later that da...
Jul 21, 2020

Leafs captain Tavares says players getting 'comfortable with being uncomfortable'
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares says players are getting "comfortable with being uncomfortable" as Phase 4 of the NHL's return-to-play plan approaches. From being isolated in a hotel, to unfa...
Jul 21, 2020