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Man born with no arms brings message of self-esteem to Red Deer
An inspirational speaker is bringing his inspirational story to Red Deer next month.Alvin Law was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan during the early 1960's at a time when women were giving birth to childr...
Feb 15, 2020 Alvin Law (Photo supplied)

Rebels fall 5-3 in Kamloops
Several times this season the Red Deer Rebels have learned that you can't let up before the game is over if you hope to string together wins. Class was in session Friday night in Kamloops as the Blaze...
Feb 15, 2020

UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tightened his grip on the government Thursday with a Cabinet shake-up that triggered the unexpected resignation of his Treasury chief, the second-most pow...
Feb 15, 2020

Canadian research officials return from Geneva with plan to tackle coronavirus
OTTAWA - Canada will aim $6.5 million at research on stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus, after co-ordinating with researchers around the world on tackling the outbreak. Representatives of&nb...
Feb 15, 2020

Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on ship
TOKYO - Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus from China, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in th...
Feb 15, 2020

Iranian minister to appear at Canadian hosted meeting of Tehran crash victims
MUNICH - Iran's foreign minister is to make a brief appearance today at a meeting hosted in Germany by Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne with counterparts from countries that l...
Feb 15, 2020

Sudan seeks to end terror designation in USS Cole settlement
CAIRO - Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, a key step in having the U.S. remove Sudan f...
Feb 15, 2020

Number of new coronavirus cases spike in China; In The News for Feb. 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 13 ... What...
Feb 15, 2020

Supreme Court won't hear appeals of couple convicted in diabetic son's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a couple found guilty of killing their diabetic teenage son. Emil and Rodica Radita of Calgary were convicted in 2017 of...
Feb 15, 2020

Industry, passengers left stranded as anti-pipeline blockades shut rail service
Blockades set up by anti-pipeline protesters have forced Canadian National Railway Co. to shut down its entire network in Eastern Canada and Via Rail to cancel passenger service across the country. CN...
Feb 15, 2020