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Saskatchewan stop on organ donations will have ripple effect across Canada: doctor
REGINA - Krystal Graham is a Saskatchewan nurse who is on a transplant list waiting for a liver. When she isn't receiving outpatient hospital care three times a week, she tries to live as normally as ...
Sep 27, 2021

Red Deer Polytechnic athletics recap
This past weekend, the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Soccer team picked up a win and a draw against the Olds College Broncos. The Queens Soccer team, meanwhile, had a strong performance against the Bronc...
Sep 27, 2021

Conservatives could have done better job talking to Chinese voters: former MP
OTTAWA - A former Conservative MP who lost his seat in the recent election thinks the party could have done a better job speaking directly to Chinese Canadians. Kenny Chiu was defeated in Steveston-Ri...
Sep 27, 2021

Quebec to offer four-hour free legal consult for conjugal, sexual violence victims
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will offer up to four hours of free legal advice for victims of sexual assault or domestic violence. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announced the progra...
Sep 27, 2021

Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates cost of severance for ex-MPs at $3.3 million
OTTAWA - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates that MPs who lost their seats or stood down before the election could get $3.3 million in "golden goodbyes." Fifty-one MPs, who lost their seats or...
Sep 27, 2021

Jett Grande wins first pro MMA bout
Red Deer's preeminent MMA fighter has his first pro victory.Jett Grande (0-0-1), fighting his second pro bout, recently earned the win over Cornelius Krahn at Unified 41.Taking place at River Cree Res...
Sep 27, 2021

Stutzle still feeling like a rookie with Sens: 'Everything is going to be new again'
Tim Stutzle feels like a rookie all over again. And in a lot of ways, he still is. The Ottawa Senators forward got a taste of NHL life during the league's pandemic-shortened season after being selecte...
Sep 27, 2021

Rookie Caleb Evans to start at quarterback when Ottawa Redblacks face Edmonton Elks
OTTAWA - Rookie quarterback Caleb Evans will get the start Tuesday night when the Ottawa Redblacks host the Edmonton Elks. Evans was listed as the starter on the depth chart the Redblacks released Mon...
Sep 27, 2021

Texas GOP tries to protect US House seats under new maps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans proposed redrawn congressional maps Monday that would shore up their slipping dominance and bolster their nearly two dozen U.S. House members, while adding new d...
Sep 27, 2021

John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight
A federal judge said Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can be freed from all his remaining restrictions next year if he continues to fol...
Sep 27, 2021