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Virus may have US sports leagues cutting locker-room access
MIAMI - The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are all weighing plans to restrict access to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the coronavirus, as co...
Mar 09, 2020
MISSING: Dustin Edwards, 35, of Red Deer
March 10: Red Deer RCMP advise that Dustin Edwards has been located safe and unharmed. Police thank the public for their assistance.
Mar 09, 2020
Delburne to get fiber optic internet by the fall
The Village of Delburne has announced it will become the smallest community in Alberta to have one gigabyte internet service.In partnership with Red Deer County, the village will introduce fiber optic...
Mar 09, 2020
Local money manager advises not to panic during market turmoil
Plunging stock markets are prompting at least one local money manager to call for calm and for investors not to panic.Dion Zukiwsky, Branch Manager and Director of Wealth Management at Scotia Wealth M...
Mar 09, 2020 (The Associated Press)
Red Deerians encouraged to 'shred it' for fraud prevention
Red Deer RCMP are welcoming residents to its downtown detachment this Wednesday to help prevent fraud.Shred-It Day encourages people to bring up to three boxes or bags of paper documents with addresse...
Mar 09, 2020
Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight
LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal "Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the ma...
Mar 09, 2020
Father, stepmother will head straight to trial in death of Quebec 7-year-old
GRANBY, Que. - The father and stepmother of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will head straight to trial after they waived their right to a preliminary inquiry. The pair briefly retur...
Mar 09, 2020
Canada downs Wales to stay unheated on Day 1 of HSBC Rugby Sevens
VANCOUVER - Canada looked to be in the driver's seat, but took no chances, pounding Wales 29-7 Saturday to finish unbeaten in Saturday's opening day of the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament. Th...
Mar 09, 2020
A Better World Canada sets new targets for 2030
A Better World Canada, which is based in Lacombe, hopes to put 75,000 children in schools by 2030.The organization has education facilities in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Afghanistan...
Mar 09, 2020 Gord Bontje, ABW board member and philanthropist, celebrates opening four more classrooms with students at Keringet School on Jan. 26, 2020 in Kenya. (A Better World Canada)
Injured Bianca Andreescu drops out of Indian Wells, won't defend title
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Bianca Andreescu will not defend her title at the BNP Paribas Open because of a lingering left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion dropped out of the WTA Tour ...
Mar 09, 2020