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Drug house in north Red Deer shuttered for 90 days
Alberta Sheriffs have closed a property in the Pines neighbourhood in Red Deer that police say was a haven for ongoing drug activity.The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit obtained a cou...
Sep 18, 2020
Rugby Canada adds Phil Mack to developmental academy coaching staff
Rugby Canada has added former Canadian international Phil Mack to its coaching staff. Mack, who turned 35 on Friday, joins the coaching staff of the Rugby Canada men's development academy in Lang...
Sep 18, 2020
Queen's Plate winner Mighty Heart nominated for $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes
FORT ERIE, Ont. - It seems a run at the OLG Canadian Triple Crown is on Mighty Heart's radar. The Queen's Plate winner was among nine horses nominated for the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The...
Sep 18, 2020
Premiers push for increase to health care funding from federal government
OTTAWA, ON - Four of Canada's premiers gathered in Ottawa Friday morning to discuss what they want from the federal Liberals' Throne Speech next week.Alberta's Jason Kenney, Manitoba's Brian Pallister...
Sep 18, 2020
Adequate shelter space available in Red Deer ahead of winter
For the first time in many years, there is little concern for the amount of shelter space in Red Deer ahead of the cold weather months.In March, the provincial government announced $25 million for ext...
Sep 18, 2020
Rocky RCMP Report Sept. 11-16
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...
Sep 18, 2020
Forge FC, HFX Wanderers face off Saturday in CPL's Island Games final
The Canadian Premier League's Island Games wrap up in Charlottetown on Saturday with Forge FC bidding to defend its title against a HFX Wanderers side looking to go from worst to first. Eight teams st...
Sep 18, 2020
Federal pay-equity commissioner reappointed, but new national law still not in force
OTTAWA - Canada's first national pay-equity commissioner is having her term extended amid delays getting new pay-equity legislation into action. Karen Jensen was appointed a year ago to the Canadian H...
Sep 18, 2020
Trudeau calls byelections for late October, one day after Liberals name candidates
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called two byelections less than a day after the Liberals named their candidates in each of the Toronto ridings. A short notice from the Prime Minister's Off...
Sep 18, 2020
Montreal should restrict police use of facial recognition technology: councillor
MONTREAL - An opposition councillor in Montreal says he plans to introduce a motion next week that would restrict the use of facial recognition and other surveillance technologies by city police. Marv...
Sep 18, 2020