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Orange Door Campaign raises over $26,000 for Youth HQ's 49th Street Youth Shelter
Youth HQ has announced that their friends from Home Depot in Red Deer raised $26,386.00 during their Holiday Orange Door Campaign held this past December. Officials with Youth HQ say the Red Deer stor...
Feb 9, 2024
Analysts: Canada could see one-stop shop for sports streaming, but not in near future
While Canadian sports broadcasting powerbrokers have worked together on occasion in the past, it's unlikely they'd follow the path of their counterparts in the United States and team up again in the n...
Feb 9, 2024
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island; no tsunami expected
HONOLULU (AP) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world's largest active volcano on Friday - Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii - knocking items off shelves in nearby towns but not immediately ...
Feb 9, 2024
New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister
VANCOUVER - Health Minister Adrian Dix says the number of family doctors in British Columbia is increasing, but there are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider. He says the New D...
Feb 9, 2024
Poll worker nun triggered some residents at Manitoba Indigenous seniors' home: report
WINNIPEG - The hiring of a nun to run a mobile voting poll at an Indigenous seniors' centre during Manitoba's provincial election did not violate any laws, an investigation by the province's elections...
Feb 9, 2024
Province aiming to help primary care providers support patients
Family doctors in Alberta will soon receive additional payments to help manage an increasing number of patients. Alberta's government says it is pulling out all the stops to stabilize, strengthen and ...
Feb 9, 2024
City recruiting members for Airport Board and Mayor’s Recognition Awards Committee
The City of Red Deer has announced it is recruiting board members for both the Red Deer Regional Airport Board and the Mayor's Recognition Awards Committee.City officials say one member is required to...
Feb 9, 2024
Canada Post aims to increase price of stamps; changes would take effect in May
TORONTO - It may soon cost more to send letters in the mail. Canada Post is aiming to raise the cost of stamps by seven cents, to 99 cents, for stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, which it sa...
Feb 9, 2024
Chair of Olds College Board of Governors resigns
Olds College of Agriculture & Technology has announced, the Honourable Ted Menzies is stepping down as Board Chair effective immediately due to personal reasons. While regretful of the need for th...
Feb 9, 2024
American linebacker Micah Awe signs contract extension with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Micah Awe won't be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tue...
Feb 9, 2024