Author Archives:
Rotary Club of Red Deer Urban Spirits donates $10,000 to child advocacy centre
Red Deer (Oct. 21) - The Rotary Club of Red Deer Urban Spirits is thrilled to share that they have made a $10,000 donation to the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC). The funds were raised t...
Oct 21, 2019 Pictured (left to right) Troy Gillard and Ross
Smilie with Rotary Club of Red Deer Urban Spirits, Mark Jones and Alaine Martin
with the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre.
Mural in Edmonton that offered thanks to young Swedish climate activist defaced
EDMONTON - A mural of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg that recently appeared in Edmonton has been defaced. The mural features a portrait of the 16-year-old girl against a bright...
Oct 21, 2019
Conservatives, Liberals in tight race in crucial Milton riding
MILTON, Ont. - Lisa Raitt is bracing for a late night on Monday, knowing the race in her southwestern Ontario riding of Milton is likely to be a nail-biter. With the federal election just days away, t...
Oct 21, 2019
Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit
CLEVELAND - The nation's three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the...
Oct 21, 2019
Accident at landfill kills 5-year-old boy
LAC LA BICHE- RCMP say a five-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a truck that his father was driving near Lac La Biche.Mounties say the incident happened Saturday afternoon while the father and...
Oct 21, 2019
Canadians cast their ballots after divisive campaign, and amid tight polls
OTTAWA - Now it's time for what politicians always say is the only poll that really matters.Canadians will cast their ballots today in the country's 43rd general election after what federal leaders th...
Oct 21, 2019
Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in a...
Oct 21, 2019
Canadians cast their ballots after divisive campaign, and amid tight polls
OTTAWA - Now it's time for what politicians always say is the only poll that really matters. Canadians will cast their ballots today in the country's 43rd general election after what federal lead...
Oct 21, 2019
ASIRT investigates Calgary police shooting
CALGARY- Alberta's police watchdog says the passenger of a car that was shot at by police during a military parade in Calgary on Saturday has been released from hospital.The Alberta Serious Incident R...
Oct 21, 2019
Charities announced for 8th annual Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival and Market
The Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival committee, announced today the addition of two new charity recipient groups to the longstanding holiday event. Current recipient groups the Sylvan Lake Advanced ...
Oct 21, 2019