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Red Deer County seeking public input on proposed budgets
Red Deer County council has tabled debate of the 2023-2025 capital and operating budgets, as well as the 2023-2027 capital plan, in order to seek public feedback.In a release, the County says the prop...
Dec 03, 2022

Norway's Kilde wins Beaver Creek World Cup downhill, Canada's James Crawford third
BEAVER CREEK VILLAGE, Colo. - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway won a second straight men's downhill to start the World Cup season, and Canada's James Crawford was third Saturday. Toronto's Crawford, ...
Dec 03, 2022

Cold records set across central Alberta from Nov. 30-Dec. 2
A number of temperature records were set over the last 24 hours in central Alberta.Here are the records according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC):Lowest maximum (daytime high) temperat...
Dec 03, 2022

ASIRT looking into officer-involved shooting in Maskwacis
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is now investigating a police-involved shooting in Maskwacis.It was Dec. 1 at about 1:23 p.m. when Maskwacis RCMP received a report from a concerned ...
Dec 03, 2022

Central Albertan arrested in year-plus drug investigation
Charges have been laid following a joint operation between the RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) unit and Red Deer RCMP's General Investigative Section in the Calgary and Red Deer area.T...
Dec 03, 2022

RCMP in Ponoka investigating double hit and run
RCMP in Ponoka are seeking information about what they say is a pair of hit and runs with vehicles which occurred earlier this week.It was about 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 when members responded to the first r...
Dec 03, 2022

Khari Jones joins Redblacks as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks hired Khari Jones as the team's offensive coordinator on Saturday. He'll also serve as an assistant to head coach Bob Dyce, who had the interim tag removed from his title...
Dec 03, 2022

Canadian defender Alistair Johnston moves to Celtic after standout World Cup
Defender Alistair Johnston, one of Canada's standout players at the 2022 World Cup, is headed to Scotland's Glasgow Celtic. CF Montreal confirmed the transfer Saturday, saying it will take effect Jan....
Dec 03, 2022

'More American than football': Retired history professor recounts abortion fight
CALGARY - Betsy Jameson found a yellow piece of paper in 2017 when she cleaned out her office after retiring from the history department at the University of Calgary. The paper, faded and slightly sta...
Dec 03, 2022

Investments in Inuit housing inadequate to address human rights violations: watchdog
From a family living for seven years in a condemned home that was meant to be temporary to people with disabilities having to be carried in and out of their bathrooms, Canada's housing advocate says d...
Dec 03, 2022