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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
Red Deer man confronted by victim following sentence for aggravated assault
A local man who attacked his ex-girlfriend's father during a domestic dispute two years ago was confronted by his victim after being sentenced on Thursday in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench.The incide...
Dec 05, 2019
Former NHL player Sopel said stories about Crawford were not meant as allegations
Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant "to entertain the listener" and not to make allegations against his former...
Dec 05, 2019
Arsenal endures worst run since 1977; Newcastle wins in EPL
LONDON - Not since 1977 have things been this bad at Arsenal. The struggling Gunners slumped to a 2-1 home loss to Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday, taking the team's winless streak to nine ...
Dec 05, 2019
Norway's Lie quickest in training for Lake Louise women's World Cup downhills
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie was fastest in Thursday's training run for the season-opening World Cup women's downhills. Lie posted a time of one minute 51.54 seconds in L...
Dec 05, 2019