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The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times Eastern: 5 p.m. Pic...
Feb 05, 2022

Kerri Einarson and Team Canada down Tracy Fleury, advance to Scotties semifinals
Kerri Einarson's dream of a three-peat remains alive at the Canadian women's curling championships. The Team Canada skip made a takeout in the sixth end to score four points, then stole two more in th...
Feb 05, 2022

Judge rejects bid to delay the release of B.C. Liberal leadership results
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Liberal party can go ahead with the scheduled release of the results of its leadership contest later today after a judge rejected a last-minute bid to delay the process. Justice H...
Feb 05, 2022

Rescuers pull Moroccan boy, 5, out of deep well
IGHRAN, Morocco (AP) - Moroccan rescuers on Saturday pulled a 5-year-old boy out of a deep well where he was trapped for four days. An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw the boy wrapped in a y...
Feb 05, 2022

Waffle House shooter receives life in prison without parole
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jurors refused to make parole possible after 51 years in prison for the man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018. On Saturday, jurors deliberated...
Feb 05, 2022

Police: 2 killed, 2 hurt in shooting in Milwaukee suburb
BROWN DEER, Wis. (AP) - Two people were killed and two more were injured in a shooting at an apartment complex in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer on Saturday morning, police said. Brown Deer Police...
Feb 05, 2022

Red Deer Catholic seeking feedback on new middle school-related boundary changes
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools is hosting two virtual engagement sessions for those interested in giving feedback on boundary developments related to a new middle school in the city's north.Constr...
Feb 05, 2022

Habitat Steward Program re-launched by Red Deer River Naturalists
The Red Deer River Naturalists (RDRN) -- Alberta's oldest naturalists organization -- is re-launching its Habitat Steward Program.The program started in 1987 to recognize landowners who conserved habi...
Feb 05, 2022

Red Deer County hoping more apply for ALUS funding
Red Deer County is hoping more farmers and ranchers will take advantage of the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) program.ALUS pays farmers and ranchers to produce, enhance, and maintain ecosystem s...
Feb 05, 2022

Red Deer RCMP warn of online gift card scam
RCMP in Red Deer are advising residents to be wary of an online gift card scam making the rounds."Red Deer RCMP recently investigated an incident wherein a person was offered an online job which requi...
Feb 05, 2022