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Anger, confusion after city council’s vote on conversion therapy
A contentious vote this week by Red Deer city council over whether to get behind a ban on conversion therapy led to disappointment among members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community.Councillor Dianne Wy...
Mar 06, 2020 Alongside her dog Lyric, Shay Vanderschaeghe, a member of Red Deer's LGBTQ2S+ community, says a number of local city councillors showed their true colours during a debate last Monday on conversion therapy. (Supplied)

Rooftop firefighters raising funds for muscular dystrophy
Some local firefighters are once again going up, way up in support of a good cause. Four firefighters from Red Deer Emergency Services are perched on the roof of Station Three on Lees Street for their...
Mar 06, 2020 (Photo: rdnewsNOW/Dan Hermanutz)

Navy's aging warships getting harder to repair: Defence report
OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department study has found that the Royal Canadian Navy's maintenance facilities are having a harder time fixing Canada's warships because of staff shortages, lack of spar...
Mar 06, 2020

Bujold hopes to cap comeback from baby with trip to Tokyo Olympics
What would Mandy Bujold say to her daughter about chasing her dreams? When the Canadian boxer was weighing a possible return to the Olympic ring four years after Games heartbreak i...
Mar 06, 2020

U.S. knocks Canada out of CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship with 4-0 win
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Canada's hopes of qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup ended Wednesday in a 4-0 loss to the U.S. in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championshi...
Mar 06, 2020

Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults
DETROIT - A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he ...
Mar 06, 2020

Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus
MILAN - The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be cancelled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. The skiing finals i...
Mar 06, 2020

Curling Canada and WCF say women's world championship in Prince George still on
Curling Canada chief executive officer Katherine Henderson said Friday that the upcoming world women's curling championship in Prince George, B.C., was still a go and that the federation was...
Mar 06, 2020

Western Mustangs beat Alberta Golden Bears, advance to U Sports semis
OTTAWA - A huge second quarter propelled the No. 5 Western Mustangs to an 86-72 win over the No. 4 Alberta Golden Bears in the opening quarterfinal at the U Sports men's basketball cham...
Mar 06, 2020

Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults
DETROIT - A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he ...
Mar 06, 2020