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Battle of the Badges to bring community together in support of Humboldt
The Red Deer community will come together as one on Friday to honour and celebrate the lives of the victims in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, as well as to raise funds for the families left reeling. ...
Apr 19, 2018
High winds delay opening of Coachella festival camping
INDIO, Calif. - Gusty winds swept the mountains and deserts of Southern California on Thursday, forcing managers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to close campgrounds where thousands of...
Apr 19, 2018
Lance Armstrong settles $100M lawsuit with US government
AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped ...
Apr 19, 2018
Local pharmacists march to protest new government funding framework
A grassroots group of roughly three dozen pharmacists marched through downtown Red Deer on Thursday to protest a new pharmacy funding framework announced by the Alberta government on February 28. The ...
Apr 19, 2018
Governor General calls Southwest Airline pilot a hero for showing nerves of steel
MONTREAL - Canada’s governor general says a Southwest Airlines pilot who landed her plane safely after a mid-air engine explosion is rightfully being called a hero and a role model to many. Juli...
Apr 19, 2018
Events scheduled for Red Deer during Alberta Career Week
For Alberta Career Week (April 23-27), more than 150 career events are planned across the province, including six events in Red Deer, to help Albertans explore their career options, research education...
Apr 19, 2018
'60 Minutes' report details progression of Alzheimer's
NEW YORK - Filmed over 10 years, a “60 Minutes” report this weekend shows in startling detail the progression that Alzheimer’s disease takes on a patient. CBS medical correspondent D...
Apr 19, 2018
Tory Leader Andrew Scheer says he doesn't feel betrayed by Maxime Bernier
MONTREAL - Andrew Scheer says he doesn’t feel betrayed by former Tory leadership rival Maxime Bernier for suggesting he won the race last May due to “fake Conservatives” who wanted t...
Apr 19, 2018
Liberal Scott Simms says he doesn't regret voting for Tory motion on summer jobs
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Scott Simms does not regret voting with the Conservatives over a controversial change to the student summer jobs program - even though it ended up costing him his job as chair of t...
Apr 19, 2018
Girl, 3, required 48 stitches after being bitten on face by dog: OPP
STIRLING, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating an incident in which a child required 48 stitches to her face after being bitten by a dog. OPP say the incident occurred on April ...
Apr 19, 2018