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More talk than action on increasing caribou protection: federal report
An Environment Canada report says that despite much talk on preserving caribou habitat, little progress has been made to close gaps in the protection of the threatened species. The agency says not muc...
Dec 21, 2018
Luongo dreams of another playoff run: 'I just want to get a taste of that'
TORONTO - His 39-year-old right knee wrapped in gauze for support, Roberto Luongo insists it’s all still worth it. The aches and pains, the amount of preparation needed just to step on the ice, ...
Dec 21, 2018
Manitoba First Nations denied injunction to stop split of junior hockey leagues
WINNIPEG - A judge has denied an injunction against the split of two Manitoba junior hockey leagues that some allege deliberately excluded Indigenous teams. Justice Herbert Rempel said he could not ru...
Dec 21, 2018
Kings volleyball and Queens basketball in action over holidays
Officials with RDC athletics encourage Red Deerians to check out some exciting exhibition games involving Red Deer College teams over the holidays. The RDC Kings Volleyball team will host the Kings Ch...
Dec 21, 2018
Michigan couple remarry after realizing 1st try wasn't legal
STANTON, Mich. - A Michigan couple learned that they broke the law when they wed two years ago, so they asked a judge to void the illegal marriage and then to do it all over again. Philip Timmer and T...
Dec 21, 2018
Mattis resignation not likely to damage Canada-U.S. security ties: experts
OTTAWA - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ decision to resign creates a void for Canada, says former Defence Minister Peter MacKay, because of Mattis’s deep understanding of Canada’...
Dec 21, 2018
No US charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault
MINNEAPOLIS - Chinese billionaire Richard Liu will not face charges over a rape accusation by a Chinese woman studying in Minnesota because prosecutors said Friday they could not prove his guilt beyon...
Dec 21, 2018
Competitive Highland dancers named ASDC-Central Athletes of the Month
A pair of competitive Highland dancers from Red Deer have been named Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central, Athletes of the Month for December. Brianna and Gwendolyn Kehler are 14-year-old twin s...
Dec 21, 2018
Veer not leaving mayor's chair to seek UCP nod
Tara Veer says she's staying put. Veer's name was one of the first to come up when the United Conservative Party announced it was delaying its nomination process for the Red Deer - South riding in ord...
Dec 21, 2018
'Grossly disproportional:' Ski resort appeals $2M fine for cutting trees
CALGARY - A world-renowned Alberta ski resort is appealing a $2.1-million-dollar fine it received for cutting down endangered trees five years ago. Lake Louise Ski Resort pleaded guilty last December ...
Dec 21, 2018