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Live at The Krossing: Métis Musician Showcase
This March 24th, 2019 from 2-8 pm, the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) is celebrating Mtis culture with a musical showcase that will present local and provincial musical artists in "Live at the Kr...
Mar 12, 2019
In the Rings: Curlers seeking equal prize payouts at national championships
Several top curlers have started talks with Curling Canada to address concerns about the difference between men’s and women’s payouts at the national championships. The winning team at the...
Mar 12, 2019
Red Deer photo radar locations March 16-30
Red Deer RCMP has released the list of photo radar locations for March 16 - March 31. School/Playground Zones: 57 Avenue, 48 Avenue, Jewell Street, Oak Drive, Allan Street, 55 Avenue, Addington Drive,...
Mar 12, 2019
Late goal ends Thunder season in first round of playoffs
The 2018-19 season has come to an end for the Drayton Valley Thunder. The Thunder were edged 4-3 Monday night at the Omniplex by the Spruce Grove Saints, the defending league champions who took the op...
Mar 12, 2019
Drummer Hal Blaine, played on hits of Sinatra, Elvis, dies
LOS ANGELES - Hal Blaine, the Hall of Fame session drummer and virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and ’70s who played on the songs of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys and lai...
Mar 12, 2019
Autopsy: George Foreman's daughter died by suicide in Texas
HUMBLE, Texas - A Texas medical examiner confirms that Freeda George Foreman, the daughter of former heavyweight champion George Foreman, died by suicide. Emergency crews found the 42-year-old woman w...
Mar 12, 2019
Prelim booked for man accused of stealing $200,000 from investors
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Drayton Valley man accused of defrauding investors of $200,000. Shaun Wayne Howell is charged with three counts of fraud and three counts of theft over $...
Mar 12, 2019
Ethiopia embassy staff practised for disaster weeks before crash: senators
OTTAWA - Canadian Embassy staff in Ethiopia’s capital city took part in emergency-response training just weeks ago, two visiting senators said Tuesday as they described watching consular officia...
Mar 12, 2019
100 Men Red Deer supports Central Alberta Victim and Witness Support Society
100 Men Red Deer has chosen the Central Alberta Victim and Witness Support Society to receive its latest charitable donation. The group held its latest quarterly meeting Monday night with 64 members v...
Mar 12, 2019
A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging on the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Dawn Tanner: Tanner, an Ontario high school ...
Mar 12, 2019