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Former Central Alberta Freestyle Ski Club athlete wins bronze at X-Games
Brenden MacKay showed up at the X-Games in Aspen, Colorado not expecting much from his first event of that magnitude, one he'd dreamt about competing in his whole life. Not only did he compete, he won...
Feb 11, 2020 Brenden MacKay (photo supplied)

Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations lev...
Feb 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Joakim Nygard to one-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Joakim Nygard to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. The 27-year-old has posted nine points (three goals, six assists) in 33 ga...
Feb 11, 2020

Business owners say more can be added to city's downtown incentive program
A new incentive program for downtown development projects announced by the City of Red Deer this week is getting mixed reviews from at least two local businesses.Ken Heywood, owner of Heyrock Chartere...
Feb 11, 2020

Trudeau misses deadline for disclosing private interests to ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has run afoul of federal ethics rules yet again - this time missing the deadline for filing a financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner. Every ...
Feb 11, 2020

Next Man Up: Raptors keep winning despite consistently missing key players
TORONTO - Nick Nurse's ability to roll with the roster punches goes back to his D League days, when he rarely knew from one game to the next which players he'd have in uniform. And so it wasn't surpri...
Feb 11, 2020

Lacombe’s chamber of commerce moving to make way for commercial development
The City of Lacombe will be helping the Lacombe and District Chamber of Commerce move to a new home as plans get underway to turn their current location into a new commercial development.The Chamber's...
Feb 11, 2020 (Google)

Red Deer's Sandstrom up for AJHL's top defenceman award
Red Deer native Adam Sandstrom of the Whitecourt Wolverines is the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Defenceman of the Week. Sandstrom, who led all AJHL defencemen in scoring last week, has also been nam...
Feb 11, 2020 Adam Sandstrom (Photo: AJHL)

Fear of age-old protectionist sentiment returns in post-NAFTA era
WASHINGTON - With a new continental trade deal all but done, it might be tempting to think that cross-border business anxiety will soon be a thing of the past, at least for a while. But...
Feb 11, 2020

Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84
Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84. Freni died Sunday...
Feb 11, 2020