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Rebels' Anders gets shiny new mask
Ethan Anders is the first Red Deer Rebels goalie in the Brent Sutter era to have a custom-painted mask
Dec 06, 2018
Feds won't pursue third trial against Border Patrol agent
PHOENIX - Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they will not seek a third trial for a Border Patrol agent who has been acquitted twice after fatally shooting a Mexican teenager across a border fence. ...
Dec 06, 2018
Serena Williams launches pop-up shop during Art Basel Miami
MIAMI - Strong. Sophisticated. Sexy. Like the tennis champ herself, Serena Williams’ fashion line is all about power moves and she’s hoping it will also inspire woman to find their own voi...
Dec 06, 2018
Committee to review pay for Rocky town council
A new committee will be tasked with coming up with a recommendation for Rocky Mountain House town council remuneration rates. Federal tax law changes coming January 1 will remove a one-third tax exemp...
Dec 06, 2018
Iowa religious activist criminally charged in book burning
ORANGE CITY, Iowa - A northwestern Iowa religious activist who burned four LGBTQ children’s books he’d checked out of an Orange City library has been charged with misdemeanour criminal mis...
Dec 06, 2018
CFL announces non-player football operations cap to start in 2019
TORONTO - The CFL announced Thursday that a cap on non-player football operations costs will be implemented for the 2019 season. The cap is set at just under $2.59 million for 2019 and 2020, and will ...
Dec 06, 2018
Man 'scared straight' as teenager gets $175,000 in damage award from B.C. court
VANCOUVER - A man who was required to visit a notorious British Columbia prison as part of a “scared straight” program has been awarded $175,000 in damages for a sexual assault that happen...
Dec 06, 2018
Moose Cottage at Red Deer Regional marking 25 years
For the past quarter-century, the Moose Cottage has been a home away from home for patients and families at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. So named after the Loyal Order of the Moose and Women of the...
Dec 06, 2018
After a long, bumpy journey, 'Mowgli' settles in at Netflix
LOS ANGELES - To say Andy Serkis has been through the ringer with his adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” is a bit of an understatement. It was always going to be an am...
Dec 06, 2018
Federal whale-saving efforts threaten Vancouver Island livelihoods, say groups
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Federal government efforts to save threatened southern resident killer whales could endanger the survival of communities on Vancouver Island whose economies depend on sport fishing a...
Dec 06, 2018