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Murder suspect arrested, again, over alleged threats
A man awaiting trial for second-degree murder was arrested yet again in Red Deer last week.This time, Quentin Strawberry, who was wanted on outstanding warrants at the time, was arrested for allegedly...
Nov 19, 2020
Saint John Sea Dogs have five games postponed after positive COVID test
QUEBEC - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Saint John Sea Dogs have suspended in-person activities after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.The Sea Dogs become the fifth team in the maj...
Nov 19, 2020
Solitary confinement persists in federal prisons despite new system, reports find
TORONTO - Prisoners are still being held in harmful solitary confinement despite a revamped system implemented after the courts struck down the previous regime as unconstitutional, according to two re...
Nov 19, 2020
Thompson has torn Achilles tendon, expected to miss season
SAN FRANCISCO - Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon and is expected to miss the upcoming season, the team said Thursday. The team said in a tweet that a...
Nov 19, 2020
Man remains in hospital following altercation with Red Deer RCMP
A 40-year-old man remains in hospital after he was injured during an altercation with RCMP in Red Deer last weekend. A media release states that on Nov. 15, just prior to midnight, a Red Deer RCMP mem...
Nov 19, 2020
Drayton Valley RCMP Report: November 12 - November 19
November 128:58 am - Brazeau County - Elk River Road - Vehicle went off the road and struck a tree trying to avoid a moose.10:06 am - Drayton Valley - 50 Street - Multiple alarm hits to a business. Me...
Nov 19, 2020
Drayton Valley teen facing charges after RCMP execute 41 warrants in prolific offenders initiative
A Drayton Valley teenager is among several individuals facing multiple charges after the Western Alberta District (WAD) RCMP Rural Crime Reduction Unit (RCRU) conducted a planned warrant initiative to...
Nov 19, 2020
Border officer can't recall where idea to collect Meng's phone passcodes came from
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport before her arrest two years ago says he can't recall whose idea it was to collect the pas...
Nov 19, 2020
'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize
LONDON - Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for "Shuggie Bain," the story of a boy's turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart, 44, won the pr...
Nov 19, 2020
Traffic signal replacement coming at downtown intersection
The City of Red Deer is advising motorists of a prolonged traffic disruption at the intersection of 51 Street and 49 Avenue.It'll commence starting at 7:00 a.m. this Monday, November 23 until 4:00 p.m...
Nov 19, 2020