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Red Deer Games Foundation accepting applications for latest round of grant funding
The Red Deer Games Foundation is now accepting applications for financial assistance for Red Deer and area athletes.The Foundation provides financial assistance to individuals demonstrating a high lev...
Nov 05, 2019
Mounties seize stolen truck, meth in Ponoka
A police patrol of a "hot spot" crime area in Ponoka led to the seizure of methamphetamine and a stolen truck, along with four people being charged. On November 1, a Ponoka RCMP member located a stole...
Nov 05, 2019
RDC Cross Country Runners set for nationals
Many ACAC Cross Country Running teams would have been thrilled with the Kings & Queens' results at the ACAC Championships. As some key runners recover from injuries, both RDC teams expect an even ...
Nov 05, 2019 (Photo: RDC Athletics)
Osborne-Paradis launching comeback after last year's gruesome leg injury
TORONTO - Between the titanium plates and the 13 screws assembled in a mish-mash array of angles, his X-ray looks like a pile of Pick-Up Sticks. It's almost a year ago to the day that Manuel Osborne-P...
Nov 05, 2019
Investigating cop testifies she heard Dafonte Miller scream about being beaten
OSHAWA, Ont. - The trial of two Toronto-area brothers accused of brutally beating a black teen nearly three years ago took a surprise turn Tuesday when an officer who responded to the incident recalle...
Nov 05, 2019
Patrons take down man with gun who tried robbing Blackfalds Motor Inn
A 27-year-old man from Red Deer remains in custody after he tried to rob the Blackfalds Motor Inn at gunpoint on Halloween night.It was at 12:42 a.m. on Nov. 1 when RCMP responded to a 911 call that a...
Nov 05, 2019
U.S. to host women's Olympic soccer qualifier with 2 tickets to Tokyo on the line
The U.S. will host the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in early 2020. Canada will be one of eight countries vying for two berth in the 2020 Olympic soccer field in Tokyo. The host ...
Nov 05, 2019
Stepping Up: Footwork adjustment pays dividends for Canada's Shapovalov
The 2019 tennis season has been a tale of two campaigns for Canada's Denis Shapovalov. He struggled at times early in the year and had middling results over the clay and grass port...
Nov 05, 2019
Different lineups the norm for Team Scheidegger this curling season
There have been a lot of moving parts on Team Scheidegger this season, and that fluidity will continue into the New Year. With skip Casey Scheidegger due to give birth to her seco...
Nov 05, 2019
Red Deer building permit values remain lower than last year
Building permit values were down significantly in Red Deer last month, despite an increase in the total number of permits issued.According to City officials, 106 permits were issued in October with a ...
Nov 05, 2019 (Canadian Press)