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Habitat for Humanity purchases second home from Town of Rocky Mountain House
The Town of Rocky Mountain House has approved the sale of a second home to Habitat for Humanity following a unanimous vote by town council on Tuesday.The nonprofit organization had approached the Town...
Oct 07, 2020
40-year-old woman charged following Innisfail mischief complaints
Mounties are investigating multiple incidents of mischief reported in Innisfail near the end of last month. From Sept. 29 - 30, Innisfail RCMP received a number of mischief complaints to local busines...
Oct 07, 2020
Taber suspects charged with firearms trafficking and other stolen property crimes
TABER, AB - ALERT investigators recovered more than $200,000 worth of stolen property and recovered 63 firearms in Taber last month."ALERT was successful in disrupting a group of individuals who were ...
Oct 07, 2020
Alberta wants to clear the way for development of 'untapped' geothermal energy
CALGARY - Alberta's energy minister says the province intends to clear hurdles to the development of clean geothermal energy.Sonya Savage said the United Conservative government plans to bring in legi...
Oct 07, 2020
Red Deer adds two active COVID-19 cases, now has five
Red Deer has five active cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of two over the past 24 hours. The total number of cases in the city now sits at 113 as recoveries remain listed at 108. Red Dee...
Oct 07, 2020
Calls for homeless camp to be shut in Vancouver park as council considers plan
VANCOUVER - Residents of a Vancouver neighbourhood were comfortable with a few people sleeping overnight in a park before moving on, but Kelsey Mulyk says they weren't prepared for homeless campers to...
Oct 07, 2020
Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of change to jury selection procedure
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of a key legislative change to the jury-selection process. In a ruling from the bench today, the high court said scrapping so-call...
Oct 07, 2020
Penhold man charged for assault at Sept. 20 anti-racism event
RCMP say their investigation into altercations that broke out after an anti-racism demonstration last month in Red Deer was disrupted has determined that three separate assaults took place.The investi...
Oct 07, 2020
Anderson sharp, Markakis alert, Braves blank Miami, lead 2-0
HOUSTON - Rookie Ian Anderson pitched like a poised veteran, right fielder Nick Markakis made a nifty defensive play late and the Atlanta Braves threw another playoff shutout, beating the Miami Marlin...
Oct 07, 2020
Plastics industry says its products are not 'toxic', urges govt to rethink label
OTTAWA - The federal government's plan to ban some single-use plastic products by labelling them "toxic" to the environment is defamatory and harmful to the companies that produce them, an industry gr...
Oct 07, 2020