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Suspects arrested after ramming police vehicle in south Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP say they have two people in custody after the truck they were driving rammed a police vehicle this afternoon, resulting in collisions with three parked civilian vehicles. The incident ha...
Oct 24, 2018
NHL teams are pulling the goalie earlier, but is it still too late?
Eyebrows were raised earlier this month when Dallas Stars head coach Jim Montgomery pulled his goalie with just under eight minutes left in the third period and his team trailing by two goals. The tac...
Oct 24, 2018
Alberta band settles long standing land claim for $113 million and swath of land
EDMONTON - After decades of failed negotiations, broken promises, standoffs, arrests and global condemnation, Alberta, Canada, and the Lubicon Lake Band have announced a landmark land settlement and c...
Oct 24, 2018
Local students take part in Healthy Active Schools Symposium
Well over 400 grade four to 12 students gathered at CrossRoads Church in Red Deer on Wednesday for the annual Healthy Active Schools Symposium (HASS). Lorna Muise, Team Lead for the School Health Prom...
Oct 24, 2018
Law re-elected Reeve of Lacombe County
Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law has been re-elected for a sixth one-year term. During council's organizational meeting October 23, the Division 4 councillor was sworn in by County Manager Tim Timmons, ...
Oct 24, 2018
Police: Too soon to say if shooting was racial attack
JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. - A white man with a history of violence fatally shot two African-American customers at a Kroger grocery store and was swiftly arrested as he tried to flee, police said Thursday. Au...
Oct 24, 2018
Teen Whitecaps star Alphonso Davies wants to make last game 'something special'
VANCOUVER - When Alphonso Davies hits the field for his final Vancouver Whitecaps game on Sunday, his entire family will be watching from the stands. It’s the first time this season that his par...
Oct 24, 2018
Gun-control groups question federal commitment to proposed handgun ban
MONTREAL - Groups representing survivors and families of victims of Quebec mass shootings are questioning the Liberal government’s commitment to eliminating handguns and assault weapons on the e...
Oct 24, 2018
Driver training, safer intersections highlight Saskatchewan throne speech
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s throne speech Wednesday outlined the government’s plans for the fall sitting of the legislature. Here are some of the highlights: - Changes to commercial driver tra...
Oct 24, 2018
Newfoundland harassment investigation misses scope of problem: critics
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Tensions were high in Newfoundland and Labrador’s legislature today as members moved to address reports on harassment by two ousted members of the Liberal caucus, with s...
Oct 24, 2018