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Autopsy: Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol, drugs
LOS ANGELES - The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their h...
May 15, 2020
Snowbirds 'Operation Inspiration' comes to Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House Saturday morning
The Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds will be in our area Saturday morning. The famed aerobatics team is on a cross-country tour, dubbed Operation Inspiration, aimed at boosting morale as Canadians cont...
May 15, 2020
Rugby Canada cuts player payments, says it will need financial help later in 2020
TORONTO - Citing financial pressures due to the global pandemic, Rugby Canada has cancelled "training support payments" for its centralized men's and women's players as of May 1. The players get a mon...
May 15, 2020
NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisos
NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associat...
May 15, 2020
Road closure in Mountview next week
Residents in Mountview will notice a water main replacement project happening at the intersection of 43A Avenue and 39 Street next week. Crews contracted by The City of Red Deer will be conducting the...
May 15, 2020
NFL teams can reopen facilities Tuesday - with provisos
NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associat...
May 15, 2020
Fed sees Wall Street stress if virus takes 'unexpected' turn
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Friday that Wall Street remains vulnerable to another shock if the global pandemic takes an "unexpected course" putting renewed strains on the economy and the cou...
May 15, 2020
Town of Blackfalds releases local relaunch plan
In keeping with the provincial relaunch framework announced on April 30, the Town of Blackfalds has developed its own municipal strategy that mirrors the stages the province has put in place."This rel...
May 15, 2020
CHL settles lawsuits filed by current and former players over backpay
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by current and former junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage. The CHL - an umbrella organization for th...
May 15, 2020
Crews battle house fire in Rocky
At 5:10 a.m. Friday going into May Long Weekend, Clearwater Regional Fire Rescue Services received a call of a house fire in Rocky Mountain House on 59 Street Close.Three crews were quickly on scene a...
May 15, 2020