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Biden calls Cuba 'remarkable' protests a 'call for freedom'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba "remarkable" and a "clarion call for freedom," praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and h...
Jul 12, 2021
Election season time to reflect on past and envision the future
The upcoming municipal election is an important opportunity to reflect on the direction and choices of past councils while envisioning the future. Like any city, the Red Deer of today is defined by th...
Jul 12, 2021
Trial opens for Montreal cop charged with sexually assaulting Ontario woman
MONTREAL - A criminal trial started today in Montreal involving the first police officer to be charged following an independent investigation by Quebec's police watchdog. Roger Frchette, a Montreal po...
Jul 12, 2021
Ponoka woman facing drug & firearm charges out of Grande Prairie
A Ponoka woman is facing charges in connection to a a police investigation in Grande Prairie.On July 6, the GP RCMP Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant at a home in the area of 94 Street an...
Jul 12, 2021
France's Macron orders all health workers to get vaccinated
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as poss...
Jul 12, 2021
Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt. The sector has been a...
Jul 12, 2021
Canadian military's new plan to fight misconduct includes culture officers, training
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces commander Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre says the military's new plan to fight misconduct will include posting "culture officers" to warships, holding workshops with survivors, and...
Jul 12, 2021
Unemployment & economic growth in Alberta to be slightly higher than national average
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The next year and a half will be a bit of a mixed bag for Alberta.Over the last month, five major financial institutions released their economic projections for the country as it emer...
Jul 12, 2021
Westerner Park unveils the 'Peavey Mart Centrium'
The home of the Red Deer Rebels and many other significant events on Westerner Park's calendar is now the Peavey Mart Centrium.Westerner Park unveiled the new naming rights on Monday.The deal is for f...
Jul 12, 2021
Judge sides with privacy watchdog on Google searches in 'right to be forgotten' case
OTTAWA - A federal judge says the results of Google searches are covered by the law governing how companies handle personal information, a victory for people seeking a digital "right to be forgotten."...
Jul 12, 2021