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Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer accepts challenge from Nenshi
Three things - that's all Red Deer's mayor is challenging residents to do for Canada 150. In fact, Tara Veer is accepting a challenge from His Worship Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary who recently laun...
Jun 06, 2017
Southern Alberta actor using 'Wonder Woman' role to inspire local youth
LETHBRIDGE – One local movie star hopes to inspire youth from his hometown to strive for nothing but greatness. Eugene Brave Rock is an accomplished actor, musician and stuntman, born and bred i...
Jun 06, 2017
N.L. man calls in priest to deal with persistent ravens pecking at his home
HARBOUR BRETON, N.L. - For Johnaton Poulain, it’s like living in the middle of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. The rattled Newfoundlander has endured weeks of torment by a pair of ravens that have be...
Jun 06, 2017
LOCATED: Sherry Lynn Wahobin, 45, of Red Deer
RED DEER [June 12] – Sherry Lynn Wahobin has been located and RCMP thank the public for their assistance.
Jun 06, 2017
Violinist: United wouldn't let her board with instrument
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A classical musician has accused a United Airlines supervisor of barring her from boarding a plane with her centuries-old violin, sparking a scuffle that caused her to miss her flig...
Jun 06, 2017
Williams F1 rookie Lance Stroll anxious for first Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Lance Stroll is stoked for his first Canadian Grand Prix, and so is race promoter Francois Dumontier. Ticket sales have jumped by more than 10 per cent for the 18-year-old Stroll’s fi...
Jun 06, 2017
Cane fight breaks out between two elderly women in Ontario parking lot
VAUGHAN, Ont. - A cane fight that broke out between two elderly women in a parking lot north of Toronto resulted in police being called to break up the scuffle. York regional police say they were call...
Jun 06, 2017
Trial dates set for Delburne man charged in fatal collision
Trial will take place late next year for a Delburne man charged in a fatal collision that occurred after he gave chase to a man who stole a truck from his rural property. Daniel Wayne Newsham, 46, is ...
Jun 06, 2017
Brassard undergoes shoulder surgery, Sens hopeful he'll be ready for start of season
Ottawa Senators centre Derick Brassard has undergone surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a statement that the surgery, performed Tuesd...
Jun 06, 2017
Alberta school bus driver charged with drunk driving after bus hits tree
RED DEER, Alta. - A school bus driver is facing drunk driving charges after a bus hit a tree in Red Deer, Alta. RCMP say it happened Monday afternoon in the Vanier Woods neighbourhood. A witness told ...
Jun 06, 2017