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Red Deer RCMP officer charged after alleged 2020 assault on person in custody
A Red Deer RCMP officer has been assigned to administrative duties after being criminally charged with assault causing bodily harm.Constable Vincent Beaudoin-Turcotte is scheduled to appear in Red Dee...
Mar 11, 2022

Market Watch: March 11, 2022
Big Picture Markets Volatile as War in Ukraine Escalates, U.S. Inflation Climbs HigherThe Dow entered correction territory on Monday, dropping nearly 800 points, as skyrocketing oil prices led to moun...
Mar 11, 2022

Rebels' Arshdeep Bains signs with Vancouver Canucks amid spectacular season
The WHL's leading scorer -- Red Deer Rebel Arshdeep Bains -- is now a part of the Vancouver Canucks system, after signing his first pro deal with the NHL club, the Canucks announced Friday.Bains, 21, ...
Mar 11, 2022

14 RDP student-athletes, one coach bring home ACAC awards
Fourteen Red Deer Polytechnic student-athletes and one coach are recipients of year-end awards from the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC).The winners are as follows:Basketball: Tyronn King, ...
Mar 11, 2022

Amid energy crisis, Ottawa urges Michigan to end crusade against Line 5 pipeline
WASHINGTON - The federal government is urging the state of Michigan to abandon efforts to shut down the controversial Line 5 cross-border pipeline. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says t...
Mar 11, 2022

Tory MP says carbon price rebate cheques could help ease pain of high gas prices
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson says his province should go back to using the federal carbon price because at least it comes with rebate cheques that could ease the current pain...
Mar 11, 2022

Blogger Raif Badawi freed from Saudi prison, Quebec-based wife says
MONTREAL - After a decade in a Saudi prison, blogger and activist Raif Badawi was released Friday, his Quebec-based wife confirmed. Ensaf Haidar, who lives with the couple's three children in Sherbroo...
Mar 11, 2022

Ottawa businesses hurt by protest convoy can apply for $10K in funding: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government says businesses in Ottawa impacted by the weeks-long protest convoy can apply for up to $10,000 to offset their losses. Mona Fortier, MP for Ottawa-Vanier and president...
Mar 11, 2022

MP Kevin Vuong co-operating with Navy over charge; yet to decide on court martial
OTTAWA - Independent MP Kevin Vuong says he is co-operating fully with the Royal Canadian Navy, which has charged him for failing to disclose he was charged with sexual assault in 2019. The sexual ass...
Mar 11, 2022

Red Deer mayor in favour of referendum on provincial police force
Delegates at this week's Alberta Municipalities (AM -- formerly AUMA) conference have voted overwhelmingly in opposition to the UCP's currently proposed model for a provincial police force.More than 3...
Mar 11, 2022