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Dangerously cheesy? Cheetos pop-up restaurant opens in NYC
NEW YORK - Gourmet fun or just plain cheesy? A three-day pop-up restaurant devoted to Cheetos, yes Cheetos, opened in Manhattan on Tuesday, with every table already booked with diners ready to pay bet...
Aug 15, 2017
NAFTA energy clause draws criticism from Canadian voices on the right and left
CALGARY - As NAFTA 2.0 negotiations begin, an old trade issue with a strange name has emerged to create unlikely allies across the political spectrum and staunch defenders in the oilpatch. The “...
Aug 15, 2017
Red Deer photo radar locations: Aug 16 - 31
Red Deer RCMP Traffic Services is once again letting drivers know where they can expect to see photo radar set up over the next couple of weeks (Aug. 16 - 31): Playground zones: Niven Street, Jordan P...
Aug 15, 2017
Canada Games: Red Deer carries the flame
The Canada Games torch has been passed to Red Deer, Alberta, the host of the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
Aug 15, 2017
RDC flies Pride flag
In honour of Central Alberta Pride Week, Red Deer College raised a rainbow pride flag in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Aug 15, 2017
Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre
Here’s a look at the progress being made on the $88 million Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre at Red Deer College…
Aug 15, 2017
Key players weigh in on possible nationalist rally in Toronto
TORONTO - An online posting for a nationalist rally planned at the University of Toronto, which came to light days after a deadly clash between protesters and white supremacists in Virginia, has raise...
Aug 15, 2017
Government gives OK, but companies must actually build pipelines: minister
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr defended on Tuesday his government’s ability to get major resource projects moving, saying the government has approved a number of proposals and it...
Aug 15, 2017
8,450 square kilometres burned as B.C. nears worst wildfire season
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia is poised to face its worst wildfire season as flames scorch thousands of hectares of land and costs rise to deal with the devastation. BC Wildfire Service spokesman ...
Aug 15, 2017
NDP commits to raising minimum wage in B.C. to $15 per hour by 2021
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it’s planning to increase the provincial minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021. Labour Minister Harry Bains said Tuesday a fair wages commission will be establi...
Aug 15, 2017