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Minto Cup, Canada's junior A lacrosse championship, cancelled for 2021 season
OTTAWA - The Minto Cup, Canada's junior A lacrosse championship, has been cancelled for 2021. Lacrosse Canada announced the cancellation on Tuesday, a month after the national body shelved 10 other ch...
Jun 08, 2021
New Democrat MP tables private bill, wants federal assessment of coal projects
OTTAWA - Alberta's lone New Democrat member of Parliament is asking Ottawa to require that all coal-mining proposals go through a full federal environmental assessment. Heather McPherson says her priv...
Jun 08, 2021
Road closure scheduled to begin June 19 at McKenzie Road Roundabouts
Red Deer County is advising that the McKenzie Road overpass will be closed to traffic during construction. Detours will be in place to allow Gasoline Alley West and East access from northbound and sou...
Jun 08, 2021
Despite economic reopening, students still worry about lack of summer work
OTTAWA - Students say the summer jobs market remains tight despite plans to reopen economic activity, raising concerns about the ability to earn enough to help cover tuition in the fall. Marley Gillie...
Jun 08, 2021
Ottawa should create anti-Islamophobia strategy: Green Leader Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the Liberal government to create a national anti-Islamophobia strategy in the wake of an attack in London, Ont., that left four members of a Musl...
Jun 08, 2021
City issues call for lease space for interim shelter
The City of Red Deer has put out a call for lease space as part of the site search process for a new location for the interim shelter.The call out, posted to the bids and tenders website, is open unti...
Jun 08, 2021
Trudeau mum on calls to abandon appeals of compensation for First Nations kids
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sidestepping questions about whether he will adhere to a unanimous motion passed in the House of Commons Monday calling on the federal government to drop its ...
Jun 08, 2021
Duchess of Sussex's 'The Bench' celebrates fathers and sons
NEW YORK (AP) - The first children's book by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is a multicultural tribute to fatherhood. "The Bench," a picture story published Tuesday by Random House Children's Books, c...
Jun 08, 2021
Federal ministers outline principles of $647M fund to protect Pacific salmon
OTTAWA - Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says record federal spending to try to save the Pacific salmon population marks the beginning of a new chapter that will give the species a fighting chanc...
Jun 08, 2021
Upbeat hiring climate anticipated for Red Deer
For the first time in quite a while there's a sense of optimism among local employers.According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, Red Deer area employers expect an upbeat hiring c...
Jun 08, 2021