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Local Indigenous filmmakers invited to apply for grant funding
Indigenous filmmakers from the Red Deer area are invited to apply for grant funding to help tell their stories. STORYHIVE has launched its first-ever "Indigenous Storyteller Edition," which it says is...
Oct 22, 2018
City prepares for postal strike disruptions
The City of Red Deer says it has taken steps to minimize the impact of any disruptions from rotating strikes by the Canada Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). "We are doing what we can to make it as easy ...
Oct 22, 2018
Police cleared in death of carjacking suspect at B.C. ferry terminal: watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - Police officers acted appropriately in dealing with a carjacking suspect as they attempted to arrest him at a ferry terminal in Nanaimo before he was fatally shot, British Columbia̵...
Oct 22, 2018
Peer support group for men launches in Red Deer
A bitter child custody battle led Mike Thibeau to seek help, only to find there wasn't any. So he decided to help change that. Thibeau has launched the Man Up Support Group for men struggling through ...
Oct 22, 2018
School Bus Safety Week
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools in conjunction with the Alberta Student Transportation Advisory Council (ASTAC) will be recognizing School Bus Safety Week from October 21 - 27, 2018. This year's th...
Oct 22, 2018
Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets fire head coach Jason Smith
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Kelowna Rockets have fired head coach Jason Smith. The Western Hockey League team announced the move Monday on its website. The Rockets went 88-44-10-2 overall and twice reached th...
Oct 22, 2018
Calgary awaits federal financing on 2026, Notley suggests IOC could pay more
CALGARY - With the clock ticking towards a Calgary vote on hosting the 2026 Winter Games, what the federal government and the city are willing to spend remains unclear. Calgarians will be asked in a N...
Oct 22, 2018
Vancouver mayoral candidate admits defeat, congratulates winner Kennedy Stewart
VANCOUVER - The runner-up in the race for Vancouver mayor has admitted defeat, two days after he lost by almost 1,000 votes. In a statement Monday, Ken Sim of the Non-Partisan Association congratulate...
Oct 22, 2018
NEB agrees to consider LNG Canada pipeline jurisdictional challenge
The National Energy Board says it will consider a jurisdictional challenge of a pipeline approval that is a key component in a recently sanctioned $40-billion liquefied natural gas export facility in ...
Oct 22, 2018
Overcapacity protocol at Red Deer Regional Hospital
In what has become somewhat regular occurrence, the Emergency Department at Red Deer Regional Hospital was under such pressure Friday night that an Overcapacity Protocol was initiated. The protocol, c...
Oct 22, 2018