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B.C. chief says they didn't give up rights for gas pipeline to be built
SMITHERS, B.C. - No elected band council or Crown authority has jurisdiction over the land, a Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief told a crowd of supporters and First Nations leaders gathered in...
Jan 16, 2019
Trial delayed in fatal Canada Day 2016 crash that claimed two teens
The trial for a Red Deer man charged in a fatal crash that killed two local teens in 2016 has been delayed. Dylan James Beauclair, 20, is charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death and...
Jan 16, 2019
Fed survey finds businesses worried by political uncertainty
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday business contacts in many regions of the country are expressing less optimism amid a host of adverse developments, from plunging stock prices to uncerta...
Jan 16, 2019
Mounties search for "armed and dangerous" suspects east of Red Deer
A police search is underway for two suspects linked to a crime spree east of Red Deer. Mounties in Drumheller were called at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to investigate an incident involving a burgundy Fo...
Jan 16, 2019
'It's a joke': Quebec comic Ward appeals $42K penalty for joke about disabled boy
MONTREAL - Comedians in Quebec will be afraid to make controversial jokes if a 2016 ruling against Mike Ward by the province’s Human Rights Tribunal is upheld, lawyer Julius Grey said Wednesday....
Jan 16, 2019
Don MacIntyre pleads guilty to sexual interference
Former Innisfail-Sylvan Lake MLA Don MacIntyre has pleaded guilty in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench to a count of sexual interference and has been sentenced to three years in prison
Jan 16, 2019
Red Deer 2019 Games torchbearers announced
Jan. 15 — Red Deer torchbearers have been announced for the 2019 Canada Winter Games. A time capsule from the 1995 Games in Grande Prairie was also opened.
Jan 16, 2019
2A Transit service rolls out
The 2A Regional Transit services connecting Penhold, Springbank and Innisfail to Red Deer is up and running
Jan 16, 2019
Colbert, Maddow are coveted slots for presidential wanna-bes
NEW YORK - Kirsten Gillibrand is hitting the television daily double this week. The New York senator announced her presidential candidacy on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” following ...
Jan 16, 2019
UN: At least 890 killed in December clashes in Congo
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights office says “credible sources” indicate that at least 890 people were killed last month during three days of clashes among villages in western Congo. Michell...
Jan 16, 2019