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Vancouver Whitecaps hope to set the tone early against LA Galaxy
VANCOUVER - Head coach Marc Dos Santos wants the Vancouver Whitecaps to show some early aggression when they play their first away match of the season against the LA Galaxy on Saturday. Dos Santos bel...
Mar 06, 2020
Nixon responds to NDP's helicopter joyride accusations
NDP Environment Critic Marlin Schmidt shot down the UCP's recent move to save cost by restructuring Alberta Parks in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday by stating "The UCP believes that camping is ...
Mar 06, 2020
Coronavirus may force government to ditch balanced-budget plan: Kenney
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says the novel cornonavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta's economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023....
Mar 06, 2020
City, AHS differ over ongoing costs for vacant Valley Park Manor
The City of Red Deer and Alberta Health Services (AHS) are at odds over what exactly it's costing to let Valley Park Manor sit empty.The former seniors' living facility, which is owned by AHS and loca...
Mar 06, 2020
Alberta's Bottcher tops Ontario's Epping 10-3 to lock up 1-2 Page berth at Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - Alberta's Brendan Bottcher locked up a berth in the 1-2 Page playoff game at the Tim Hortons Brier with a 10-3 victory over Ontario's John Epping on Friday afternoon. Bottcher secured...
Mar 06, 2020
Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin city officials have cancelled the South by Southwest arts and technology festival. Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster as a precaution because of the threat of the nove...
Mar 06, 2020
Kenney says he agrees with survey urging end to daylight time
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says a large majority of Albertans recently surveyed want to end daylight time and he's in favour of it.About 90 per cent of 141,000 survey respondents said they wanted...
Mar 06, 2020
Police investigating shooting near Innisfail park
Innisfail RCMP are investigating a shooting incident that took place Friday morning.Police received a call at about 5 a.m. on March 6 for a shooting in the area of Cannon Park in the town's south end....
Mar 06, 2020 (Google Maps)
Rocky RCMP Report Feb 27 - Mar 5
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...
Mar 06, 2020
Anger, confusion after city council’s vote on conversion therapy
A contentious vote this week by Red Deer city council over whether to get behind a ban on conversion therapy led to disappointment among members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community.Councillor Dianne Wy...
Mar 06, 2020 Alongside her dog Lyric, Shay Vanderschaeghe, a member of Red Deer's LGBTQ2S+ community, says a number of local city councillors showed their true colours during a debate last Monday on conversion therapy. (Supplied)