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Tools for Schools hands out 1,500 backpacks
The Tools for School Program was a success again this year. The program, put on by Women's Outreach in partnership with the United Way of Central Alberta, gave out a total of 1,500 backpacks for the b...
Sep 25, 2018
WANTED: Jonathon Felix Tousignant
The RCMP Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Team is seeking information on the whereabouts of a wanted male after a search warrant was executed at a rural property last week. Police executed a s...
Sep 25, 2018
Edmonton man charged with threatening PM has charge withdrawn, probation
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man charged with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian government has agreed to a peace bond and placed on probation. Robert Dale Kerr, 41, was arrested on ...
Sep 25, 2018
City bringing key issues to municipalities conference
City officials are using this week's Alberta Urban Municipalities Association in Red Deer as more than just a chance to show off the exciting things happening in our city. They plan to turn up the vol...
Sep 25, 2018
U.S. safety officials fault Air Canada pilots for last year's near disaster
United States federal safety officials say pilot error was the reason an Air Canada jetliner came within three to six metres of crashing into a plane on the ground last year in San Francisco. The Air ...
Sep 25, 2018
Push to end bullet train in 2020 could signal GOP strategy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Worried they would lack big-name candidates at the top of the ticket this November, California Republicans turned to a ballot measure that would eliminate a recent gas tax increas...
Sep 25, 2018
Roberto Osuna booed, John Gibbons cheered as Astros top Blue Jays 4-1
TORONTO - Roberto Osuna and John Gibbons were both integral parts of the Toronto Blue Jays’ runs to the American League Championship Series in 2015 and 2016. Two years after those post-seasons a...
Sep 25, 2018
Lacombe ties tax increases to inflation with new policy
Lacombe city council has added what it describes as 'consistent principles' to its budget development process by updating its Annual Budget and Taxation Preparation Policy this week. "The updated poli...
Sep 25, 2018
Six new sponsors announced for 2019 Canada Winter Games
The latest round of sponsors supporting the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer has been unveiled. Among the six announced on Tuesday night are gold level sponsor Navigator Ltd., described as Canada'...
Sep 25, 2018
Lacombe adopts new Cannabis and Tobacco Consumption Bylaw
With the legalization of cannabis in Canada just three weeks away, Lacombe has passed a new bylaw to regulate and guide citizens on the use of cannabis and the appropriate locations in the community f...
Sep 25, 2018