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Scheer promises EI tax credit for new parents if Conservatives form government
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to provide a tax credit for new parents receiving federal benefits.Scheer is reviving an idea he first unveiled in early 2018 as an incentive to...
Aug 20, 2019
Canada 'disappointed' terror suspect's British citizenship revoked
OTTAWA - The United Kingdom is shirking its share of the international community's duty to help keep the world safe from terrorism, the federal government suggested Sunday after&nb...
Aug 20, 2019
Museum cleaning up from early morning vandalism
A seemingly senseless act of vandalism has temporarily closed the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery (MAG) Tuesday morning.Executive Director Lorna Johnson says they received a call shortly after 2:00 a....
Aug 20, 2019 Officials at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery are cleaning up after large rocks were thrown through the front doors of the building early Tuesday morning. (Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery)
Mickelson late to the course after lightning hits hotel
MEDINAH, Ill. - Phil Mickelson had a wild Sunday, and that was before he showed up for the BMW Championship. Mickelson said on Twitter that lightning struck the hotel where he was staying, leading to ...
Aug 20, 2019
Clemson QB Lawrence leads AP preseason All-America team
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team, and he has two teammates from the top-ranked Tigers with him on the first team. Lawrence, the first fresh...
Aug 20, 2019
Clemson QB Lawrence leads AP preseason All-America team
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team presented by Regions Bank . He has two teammates from the top-ranked Tigers with him on the first team. La...
Aug 20, 2019
Liberals granting more leeway to would-be Venezuelan immigrants, refugees
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are easing immigration and refugee rules for Venezuelans amid the deepening political and economic crisis in that country. Failed asylum claimants from Venezuela wil...
Aug 20, 2019
Local golfers competing in national tournaments
A pair of central Alberta golfers are competing in some high profile tournaments this week.Lynn Kuehn of the Lacombe Golf and Country Club competed at the Canadian Women's Mid-Amateur and Senior Champ...
Aug 20, 2019
Fireworks bylaw passes first reading
The "free-for-all" when it comes to fireworks in Red Deer is set to come to an end. City Council gave first reading to the new Fireworks Bylaw on Monday. It comes as Red Deer has been without a munici...
Aug 20, 2019
Federal and provincial leaders march together in Montreal's Pride parade
MONTREAL - A jubilant, rainbow-hued crowd lined the streets of Montreal on Sunday as federal and provincial political rivals set their differences aside to march together in the city's annual Pri...
Aug 20, 2019