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Raptors handle Harden but can't corral rest of Rockets in home loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors restricted Houston star James Harden to 23 points but failed to corral the rest of the Rockets in a 119-109 loss Thursday. Ben McLemore led Houston (14-7) with ...
Dec 05, 2019

Landeskog scores in return from injury, Avalanche beat Canadiens 3-2
MONTREAL - Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog scored in his return from injury as Colorado beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Thursday night. Ryan Graves and Matt Calvert also scored for the Avalan...
Dec 05, 2019

Hunting Hills Bike-a-thon raises over $32,000
It isn't easy, but students at Hunting Hills High School are breaking the stigma around mental health one revolution at a time.On Thursday, more than 400 students,100 staff and 50 other community memb...
Dec 05, 2019 Thalia Andasol (left) takes part in the 24-hour bike-a-thon for mental health awareness at Hunting Hills High School on Thursday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Rated draft prospects Rossi, Quinn, focused on giving 67's another OHL title shot
Marco Rossi and Jack Quinn have some unfinished business with the Ottawa 67's. Ottawa led the Ontario Hockey League with a 50-win regular season in 2018-19, then won 14 straight playoff games to ...
Dec 05, 2019

Dionne elected to Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
Five athletes, four builders and five award winners will join the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.Among them is Red Deer native Deidra Dionne, who jumped her way to a bronze medal in freestyle aer...
Dec 05, 2019 Deidra Dionne flies over the crowd on her first jump on her way to a bronze medal in women’s aerials at Deer Valley, Utah during the Winter Olympics, Mon., Feb. 18, 2002. (CP PHOTO/HO/COC/Mike Ridewood)

Southern Alberta woman banned for life from owning dogs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - She is never allowed to own a dog in the province of Alberta againHowever, 59-year-old April Dawn Irving was not present to hear those words spoken by Judge Derek Redman in Lethbridge...
Dec 05, 2019 April Irving

Rocky RCMP Report: Nov. 28- Dec. 5
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the dates...
Dec 05, 2019

Rocky taking strides towards energy efficiency
Rocky Mountain House town council has passed the new Clean Energy Improvement Tax Bylaw."It provides an opportunity for property owners within the town, that includes commercial and residential, to en...
Dec 05, 2019

Three teens arrested for comments towards Hunting Hills High School
Restorative justice measures may be on the way for three students arrested Thursday morning at Hunting Hills High School.Cst. Derek Turner with Red Deer RCMP says that's the likely outcome, rather tha...
Dec 05, 2019

Local reaction positive to province's rural crime reduction plan
Local elected officials are weighing in on the provincial government to add 500 RCMP positions for rural communities across Alberta."We know that crime knows no borders," says Red Deer mayor Tara Veer...
Dec 05, 2019