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Historic cabin where Dionne quintuplets were born to be moved Sunday
A yearlong grassroots campaign to keep the birth home of the Dionne quintuplets in a northeastern Ontario city will come to fruition this weekend as the house-turned-museum is uprooted and transported...
Nov 16, 2017
Tories express shock, sadness at sudden death of first Filipino-Canadian senator
OTTAWA - Tobias Enverga Jr., the first Filipino-Canadian ever appointed to the Senate, has died while on a parliamentary visit to Colombia. Conservatives on Parliament Hill flooded social media with c...
Nov 16, 2017
Manfred: MLB pace changes will happen with or without union
ORLANDO, Fla. - Major League Baseball will change rules to speed games next year with or without an agreement with the players’ association. Management proposed last off-season to institute a 20...
Nov 16, 2017
MADD hosting Candlelight Vigil of Remembrance and Hope in Red Deer
The local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is marking two significant milestones this month. They include the 30th anniversary of the organization's Red Ribbon Awareness Campaign which ...
Nov 16, 2017
Report shows Red Deerians consuming less water, more fuel
Work is continuing on improving the City of Red Deer's Environmental Master Plan. A presentation was made to council this week outlining work done in 2016 and where the City stands on different metric...
Nov 16, 2017
Red Deer Taxpayers' Association holding AGM, open to public
The Red Deer Taxpayers' Association invites you to its 2017 Annual General Meeting on November 20. All members and interested Red Deer taxpayers are welcome to attend. The Association is a "not for pr...
Nov 16, 2017
California woman leads officers on second chase in 2 days
LOS ANGELES - Authorities say the same woman led officers on vehicle chases through Southern California on back-to-back days. The Orange County Register reports that a day after leading officers from ...
Nov 16, 2017
After failed appeal, Toronto awaits disciplinary committee review of tunnel melee
TORONTO - After its failed appeal of Jozy Altidore’s red card, Toronto FC is waiting for the other shoe to drop. Major League Soccer confirmed Thursday that its disciplinary committee is reviewi...
Nov 16, 2017
'Gifts for Grandparents' making Christmas brighter for over 600 seniors
The Gifts for Grandparents program, coordinated by Family Services of Central Alberta (FSCA) and supported by many community volunteers, is underway for its 9th year. In 2016 over 500 gift bags were d...
Nov 16, 2017
Man killed in early morning crash southwest of Rocky Mtn. House
A 37-year-old man is dead following a vehicle collision that happened southwest of Rocky Mountain House. Local Mounties, Clearwater County Fire Department and EMS personnel were dispatched to the sing...
Nov 16, 2017