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Lacombe man sentenced to time served in Lac La Biche shooting incident
A central Alberta man charged after a shooting in Lac La Biche last year has been sentenced to time served.Chervaine Dean Saddleback, 24, was sentenced in Lac La Biche Court of Justice on Jan. 3, 2024...
Jan 4, 2024
Edmonton Elks release veteran defensive back Aaron Grymes
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks released veteran American defensive back Aaron Grymes on Thursday. Grymes spent eight seasons (2013-15, 2017-18, 2021-23) with Edmonton. He appeared in 79 career games, re...
Jan 4, 2024
Red Deer property assessment notices in the mail
Red Deer property owners can expect to receive their 2024 property assessment notices in the mail over the next few days.City officials say Red Deer's residential assessment values saw an average incr...
Jan 4, 2024
Initial foreign interference inquiry hearings to weigh confidentiality of information
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference says its initial hearings will help identify ways to make information public, even though much of it will originate from classified documents and s...
Jan 4, 2024
Building permit values up in December
Officials with the City of Red Deer say building permit values increased in December, with 63 approved permits valued at $7.7 million, compared with 49 permits issued in December 2022 worth $4.5 milli...
Jan 4, 2024
Olds RCMP arrest individuals in stolen vehicle after two police cars struck
Two people have been arrested after a stolen vehicle rammed a pair of police vehicles in Olds this week.On Jan. 2, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., RCMP say they were notified of a suspicious vehicle operating in ...
Jan 4, 2024
Piper Gilles returns to Canadian figure skating championship after cancer scare
The 2024 Canadian figure skating championship will feel like a return to normal for ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. The two-time world championship bronze medallists didn't compete in last ...
Jan 4, 2024
Roughriders sign returner Mario Alford to contract extension
REGINA - Mario Alford is staying put. The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed the veteran receiver/returner to a one-year extension Thursday. He was slated to become a free agent next month. The five-foot...
Jan 4, 2024
Canadian safety watchdog pitching in on probe into fatal Japan Airlines crash
GATINEAU, Que. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is taking part in an investigation by Japanese authorities into a fatal crash on a Tokyo runway that involved two airplanes, includin...
Jan 4, 2024
Liberals pick candidate for O'Toole byelection who first tried running for Tories
OTTAWA - A man who initially sought the Conservative nomination for a Greater Toronto Area riding has instead become the Liberal candidate in an upcoming byelection. The Liberal party announced today ...
Jan 4, 2024