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Photo radar won't change much in Red Deer following provincial report
Provincially mandated changes to photo radar regulations are unlikely to change how The City of Red Deer uses the practice. The Alberta Government said Thursday that it believes municipalities are usi...
Feb 22, 2019
Closure but no win for DeMar DeRozan in his return to Toronto as a Spur
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan called it his “last little piece of closure.” Unfortunately his return to Toronto did not come with a win. The former Raptor hero finished with 23 points and eight ...
Feb 22, 2019
Parkland Fuel closing Red Deer office
Parkland Fuel Corporation is closing its Red Deer office, choosing to consolidate it with their Calgary headquarters. The company says more than 80 per cent of the 120 full-time staff at the office ha...
Feb 22, 2019
Judge reserves decision on Alberta Party leader's election fate
EDMONTON – Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel must wait until next week to learn whether he can run in the upcoming provincial election. The former Edmonton mayor and Progressive Conservative c...
Feb 22, 2019
Trial to resume next week for fatal Canada Day 2016 crash
Trial will continue next week for a Red Deer man charged in a fatal crash that killed two teens on Canada Day of 2016. The judge-alone trial for Dylan James Beauclair will continue on Feb. 25 and Feb....
Feb 22, 2019
Case against R. Kelly may be stronger this time
CHICAGO - Tears streamed down R. Kelly cheeks as a court official read a jury’s not guilty verdict to all 14 counts of child pornography at his 2008 trial in Chicago. The R&B superstar had s...
Feb 22, 2019
Jury in case of man on trial in ailing wife's slaying asks to hear his testimony
MONTREAL - The jury deciding the fate of a Montreal man on trial for the killing of his ailing wife wants to hear his testimony again. Late Friday, jurors sent an envelope making the request to Quebec...
Feb 22, 2019
Canada Games a launching point for curling stars Hodgson, Peterman
Two local curling stars competing at our country's highest level say the Canada Winter Games played a key role in launching their careers. Lacombe native Colin Hodgson won gold at the 2007 Canada Wint...
Feb 22, 2019
Trump picks ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft as nominee for UN post
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Tr...
Feb 22, 2019
R. Kelly's European concerts in doubt after new charges
R. Kelly’s hopes of doing a tour of Europe in April have been all but dashed now that he is facing new criminal charges. Kelly defiantly scheduled concerts in two locations in Germany and one in...
Feb 22, 2019