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Red Deer man charged with child luring
A 59-year-old Red Deer man stands accused of attempting to lure multiple children for sexual purposes.The man was arrested on Friday by Red Deer RCMP, with the assistance of ALERT's Internet Child Exp...
Jun 01, 2020

No active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer
The city of Red Deer is, for the time being, free of COVID-19.All 37 cases the city has seen thus far have now recovered, according to the latest numbers from Alberta Health. There are also no active ...
Jun 01, 2020

Bird strike might have caused Snowbird crash, early investigation finds
OTTAWA - Military investigators are pointing to video footage as the reason they suspect a bird strike was been responsible for last month's deadly Snowbird plane crash in British Columbia. ...
Jun 01, 2020

Alberta introduces bill to create own parole board
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a bill to create its own parole board.Premier Jason Kenney says it's time Alberta took more control over the process, and says the goal will be to staff the board wit...
Jun 01, 2020

Passengers and employees at Pearson airport must now wear masks 'at all times'
Toronto's Pearson international airport says passengers and airport employees must now wear masks or face coverings "at all times," part of a bundle of new policies effective today to combat...
Jun 01, 2020

Strawberry to stand trial for 2019 homicide
Trial has been ordered for one of two people charged in a Red Deer homicide last year.A preliminary hearing wrapped up in a Red Deer courtroom on Friday for Quentin Lee Strawberry. It was determined t...
Jun 01, 2020

HFX Wanderers coach Stephen Hart happy to see players back training
Stephen Hart was back on the training field Monday with a smile on his face. "I can't tell you how happy I felt today," said the HFX Wanderers FC coach after his CPL side resumed training. "Even ...
Jun 01, 2020

Major League Soccer players boycott training in apparent labour impasse
Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecap players boycotted training Monday in an apparent labour impasse between the MLS and the MLS Players Association. It appears players in "multiple mark...
Jun 01, 2020

Raptors guard VanVleet says people 'fed up' with racism and discrimination
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet says people in the United States are reaching a boiling point after hundreds of years of racism. The Toronto Raptors guard was asked Monday what he thought of the protests happ...
Jun 01, 2020

2020 property tax notices are in the mail
Red Deer property owners can expect to receive their 2020 property tax notice in the mail within the next few days. City officials say property owners who do not receive their tax notice by the first ...
Jun 01, 2020