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Reid: Iowa, NH not diverse enough to provide Dems’ guidance
LAS VEGAS - Iowa and New Hampshire get to weigh in first on the Democratic presidential contest next year, but the states are not ethnically diverse enough to offer any insight into how a candidate wi...
Nov 19, 2019
Bombers, Ticats arrive in Calgary seeking to end Grey Cup dry spells
CALGARY - A long Grey Cup drought is about to end. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers last hoisted the CFL's championship trophy almost 30 years ago. For the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, it's been two decades. So...
Nov 19, 2019
Rogers Hometown Hockey less than two weeks away
Only a week and a half remains until Rogers Hometown Hockey rolls into Red Deer on Nov. 30 - Dec. 1.To kick off the celebrations, The City of Red Deer is hosting a free community skate this Saturday, ...
Nov 19, 2019
Toronto FC untouched in expansion draft, Montreal Impact trade Daniel Lovitz
Toronto FC went unscathed in Tuesday's MLS expansion draft while the Montreal Impact traded away fullback Daniel Lovitz as Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC stocked their roster. The Impact sent th...
Nov 19, 2019
The Sutter Fund donates $25,000 to kids in need
The Sutter Fund has given kids a life chance in Red Deer following a donation of $25,000, which will be directed to the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools' Step Up Fund.It's tough to learn when al...
Nov 19, 2019 (Photo submitted)
Blue Bombers bound for Grey Cup, beat Roughriders 20-13 in West final
REGINA - Zach Collaros is happy to ride the whirlwind. A Winnipeg Blue Bomber for less than six weeks, the quarterback helped his new team to a 20-13 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in...
Nov 19, 2019
City council passes Capital Budget
After two days of deliberations, Red Deer city council has passed the 2020 Capital Budget.With one item tabled for discussion at a future date, council whittled the proposed $180.4 million budget down...
Nov 19, 2019
NHL names general manager award after Hall-of-Fame executive Jim Gregory
TORONTO - The NHL is renaming its award for the season's top general manager to the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. The name change was unanimously approved today by league general mana...
Nov 19, 2019
As Epstein died, guards allegedly shopped online and slept
NEW YORK - Two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records to conceal they were sleeping and browsing the int...
Nov 19, 2019
Red Deer murder suspect granted bail
One of two people charged in the stabbing death of a Prince Edward Island man in Red Deer last spring has been granted bail.Quentin Lee Strawberry, 38, was granted bail in Red Deer Provincial Court on...
Nov 19, 2019 Quentin Strawberry (Red Deer RCMP)