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Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield named Hobey Baker Award winner
Montreal Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield is this year's Hobey Baker Award winner as the top player in the NCAA. Caufield was announced as the winner on Friday, getting the nod over North Dakota forwa...
Apr 09, 2021
City moves to accommodate patios
Following this week's provincially-mandated closure of indoor dining in Alberta, The City of Red Deer is working with local establishments when it comes to outdoor patios.Patios installed on private p...
Apr 09, 2021
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney pledges support for federal Liberals
OTTAWA - Former central banker Mark Carney says he'll do whatever he can to support the federal Liberal party.Until now, Carney has avoided any overt show of partisanship, as required in his former ro...
Apr 09, 2021
Leafs acquire centre Riley Nash from Blue Jackets for conditional seventh-round pick
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas has added some depth to his forward group ahead of the NHL's trade deadline. Toronto acquired centre Riley Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Frida...
Apr 09, 2021
RDC Athletics announces Outstanding Athletes of the Year awards
Despite the cancellation of the 2020/2021 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season due to COVID-19, Red Deer College student-athletes remained committed to their academics, training regimens...
Apr 09, 2021
More than 1,500 new cases of COVID-19, nearly 700 of them variants
Alberta added 674 new variant COVID-19 cases Friday, pushing the current active total of confirmed variant cases to 5,937. Variants now make up 45.5 per cent of all active cases, which number 13,059, ...
Apr 09, 2021
UVic, women's rowing coach deny former athlete's allegation of verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - The University of Victoria and the head coach of its women's rowing team have denied allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment made in a lawsuit filed last summer by a former stude...
Apr 09, 2021
Red Deer Public encourages feedback on draft K-6 curriculum
Officials with Red Deer Public Schools (RDPSD) are encouraging parents and the local community to have a close look at the government's newly proposed draft K-6 curriculum and offer some feedback.Foll...
Apr 09, 2021
Federal prison chaplains ratify first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA - Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract - the chaplains' firs...
Apr 09, 2021
'Nothing less than a giant': Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50
NEW YORK - DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" who had one of rap's most distinctive voices - literally and metaphorically - has died, acco...
Apr 09, 2021