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No injuries after school bus rear-ended near Rocky Mountain House
Fortunately, no one was hurt after a school bus was rear-ended by another vehicle on Highway 11A near Rocky Mountain House Wednesday morning. Brad Volkman, Superintendent for the Wild Rose School Divi...
Oct 31, 2018
Red Deer MAG: Exemplars of the Feminine – Abstract Portraits
Matt Gould is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Red Deer. His exhibition, Exemplars of the Feminine: upright portraits of a particular group of women in wool, leather, cotton, linen, wood and steel...
Oct 31, 2018
New CFR, Canada Games exhibits at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
We are happy to announce the launch of two new exhibits at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum this week. With the excitement of Red Deer hosting both the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) and the 20...
Oct 31, 2018
Kooman releasing second book after nine-year wait
Andrew Kooman, the Red Deer-born author and playwright, will be releasing the second novel in his YA series "The Battle for Acchora" on November 29. The new book is is part of Kooman's Ten Silver Coin...
Oct 31, 2018
Judge reserves bail decision for Alberta teen charged in German tourist shooting
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway. The youth, who is charged with attempte...
Oct 31, 2018
Murdered B.C. girl's mom gets interpreter but group questions why she had to ask
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl found murdered in Burnaby, B.C., will get a Mandarin interpreter so she can understand what’s going on in court involving a man accused of the crime,...
Oct 31, 2018
Changes could be coming to post secondary education
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a new bill would give the province’s advanced education minister the power to regulate tuition. The province says that the act, which was tabled Mond...
Oct 31, 2018
Runners Stewart, Hope claim RDC Athlete of the Week honours
Jill Stewart and Matthew Hope are the latest Red Deer College Athletics Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week. Stewart had another magnificent performance at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC...
Oct 31, 2018
NHL enters gambling world, but Canadian fans won't see any impact right away
The NHL announced this week it’s getting into the gambling business. The league signed an agreement to provide casino giant MGM Resorts International with data for use in betting where it’...
Oct 31, 2018
UPDATED: Men charged after Rocky Mountie bear sprayed, assaulted during arrest
A man accused of assaulting an RCMP officer with bear spray during his arrest this week remains behind bars for a court appearance in Rocky Mountain House next month. Christopher Wickins-Pearse, 22, o...
Oct 31, 2018