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UFC returns to Montreal after 10-year absence, schedules UFC 315 for May 10
MONTREAL - The UFC is returning to Montreal after a 10-year absence. The mixed martial arts promotion says the Bell Centre will host UFC 315 on May 10. It will mark the UFC's eighth show in Montreal a...
Feb 07, 2025

New Homeless Foundation for Red Deer Region announces official board of directors
The Homeless Foundation for Red Deer Region is excited to introduce its new board of directors who will guide the organization's future efforts. The Foundation was established on Feb. 5, 2024, and a t...
Feb 07, 2025

Market Watch: Feb. 7, 2025
This week's highlightsTariff uncertainty drives renewed volatilityBond markets adjust to uncertain economic outlookCanada posts first trade surplus in 10 months as exports continue to expandUniversity...
Feb 07, 2025

Navy commander relieved of his duty mid-deployment over 'loss of confidence'
OTTAWA - A commander of a patrol frigate in the Royal Canadian Navy has been relieved of his duty mid-deployment due to what the navy calls a "loss of confidence." A statement from the navy says the r...
Feb 07, 2025

Trudeau travelling to Lisbon to attend the Aga Khan's funeral
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to Lisbon on Friday to attend the Aga Khan's funeral. Trudeau is expected to depart for Portugal on Friday night and the funeral is to be held in Lisbo...
Feb 07, 2025

Boost Indigenous business to counter Trump's tariff threats, leaders say
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats rattle Canadian investors, the head of a group representing thousands of Indigenous businesses is calling for governments and Canadians to boos...
Feb 07, 2025

Canucks trade defenceman Mark Friedman to Predators for future considerations
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks traded depth defenceman Mark Friedman to the Nashville Predators for future considerations Friday. The 29-year-old played five NHL games with Vancouver this season to...
Feb 07, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judg...
Feb 07, 2025

Suspect in O'Chiese First Nation homicide arrested
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit reports that 27-year-old Derrick Phazar Whitford, of O'Chiese First Nation-a suspect in a homicide investigation, was safely arrested on Feb. 7.Whitford was charged ...
Feb 07, 2025

Michener North Lands purchase delayed
The City of Red Deer's procurement of Michener North Lands from the provincial government has been delayed by environmental testing. In August 2024, the office of the infrastructure minister said the ...
Feb 07, 2025