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PGA Tour's Bud Cauley recovering from 'scary' car accident
DUBLIN, Ohio - PGA Tour player Bud Cauley says he’s thankful to be alive after a car accident over the weekend on what he describes as the “scariest night of my life.” Cauley, 28, wa...
Jun 4, 2018

New think tank will promote Indigenous voices on policy and governance
TORONTO - A think tank launching in Toronto this week hopes to give Indigenous researchers the opportunity to provide greater input on policy issues relevant to their peoples. Hayden King, an Anishina...
Jun 4, 2018

NDP urges Commons to affirm support for Indigenous rights amid pipeline tension
OTTAWA - The NDP is slamming the Liberal government for opposing its motion that echoes a private member’s bill the Commons passed last week which ensures Canada’s laws are in harmony with...
Jun 4, 2018
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame honours Class of 2018
Eleven people and one team make up this year's class of inductees for Alberta's Sports Hall of Fame, including Calgary Flames legend Theo Fleury and local rodeo/agriculture reporting icon Dianne Finst...
Jun 4, 2018
"ICYMI" - June 1 Edition
A look at some of the news stories from Red Deer and Central Alberta for the week of June 1, 2018.
Jun 4, 2018

What's the story behind Ontario's debt? The Canadian Press takes a look
TORONTO - Ontario’s governing Liberals have faced harsh criticism in recent years over the province’s ballooning debt. The government’s spring budget, which projected deficits over t...
Jun 4, 2018
Halifax racial discrimination case deserves 'high end' damages: lawyer
HALIFAX - A former Halifax transit worker is seeking more than $1.4 million after a human rights inquiry found his workplace was rife with racist bullying. “He suffered severe and devastating ps...
Jun 4, 2018

Injury-riddled Rampage earn two more lacrosse wins
A tough run of injuries hasn't stopped the Red Deer Rampage from finding the win column early in their Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League season. The Junior B Tier 1 squad was without six starting players...
Jun 4, 2018

Google Doodle features Canadian running champ Tom Longboat
TORONTO - A world champion runner from the Six Nations of the Grand River is the star of today’s Google Doodle. Anyone searching on the popular site will be met with a graphic of Tom Longboat ru...
Jun 4, 2018
First Saudi women receive driving licenses amid crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban on women driving in three weeks, bu...
Jun 4, 2018