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RCMP investigate armed robbery

RCMP investigate armed robbery

Man believed to have carried handgun

  • Jan 31, 2019
RCMP investigate armed robbery
The Metis were a key to the development of Central Alberta

The Metis were a key to the development of Central Alberta

Red Deer Museum has launched a new exhibit ‘Hiding in Plain Sight: Discovering the Metis Nation’

  • Jan 30, 2019
The Metis were a key to the development of Central Alberta
Newly formed Team Carey wins 2019 women’s provincial curling title

Newly formed Team Carey wins 2019 women’s provincial curling title

‘We’re very happy with how we played,’ says Carey

  • Jan 29, 2019
Newly formed Team Carey wins 2019 women’s provincial curling title
A billboard-size highway sign that highlights the province’s rich Mi’kmaq heritage stands along the Trans-Canada Highway near Amherst, N.S. on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Some Indigenous advocates ambivalent to land acknowledgments

Others say the scripts can be disingenuous token gestures, a symbolic way for settlers to appease First Nations without taking meaningful action

  • Jan 28, 2019
A billboard-size highway sign that highlights the province’s rich Mi’kmaq heritage stands along the Trans-Canada Highway near Amherst, N.S. on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Fashion Fridays: 5 tips to look and feel better

Fashion Fridays: 5 tips to look and feel better

Kim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network

  • Jan 25, 2019
Fashion Fridays: 5 tips to look and feel better
Educating the younger set on nutrition

Educating the younger set on nutrition

You are worth putting good fuel into!

  • Jan 23, 2019
Educating the younger set on nutrition
How a reverse mortgage may help you retire better

How a reverse mortgage may help you retire better

Your home is your largest asset so why not leverage it?

  • Jan 23, 2019
How a reverse mortgage may help you retire better
Magical and beautiful does not always have to be perfect

Magical and beautiful does not always have to be perfect

Embrace the flaws and look for the unique

  • Jan 23, 2019
Magical and beautiful does not always have to be perfect
The countdown is on to the Canada Winter Games

The countdown is on to the Canada Winter Games

Games takes place Feb. 15th to March 3rd

  • Jan 23, 2019
The countdown is on to the Canada Winter Games
Why a W. Gifford-Jones Prize for service to humanity?

Why a W. Gifford-Jones Prize for service to humanity?

Next week the first winner will surprise you

  • Jan 23, 2019
Why a W. Gifford-Jones Prize for service to humanity?
Local connections to the Klondike Gold Rush

Local connections to the Klondike Gold Rush

In August 1896, gold was discovered in Rabbit Creek

  • Jan 23, 2019
Local connections to the Klondike Gold Rush
Thieves who stole Nikirk flat deck trailer captured on camera

Thieves who stole Nikirk flat deck trailer captured on camera

Thieves involved in five break and enters

  • Jan 21, 2019
Thieves who stole Nikirk flat deck trailer captured on camera
Making math make sense to your kids

Making math make sense to your kids

Red Deer education centre helps takes the anxiety out of math for students

  • Jan 21, 2019
Making math make sense to your kids
Fashion Fridays: Inspirational gym outfits

Fashion Fridays: Inspirational gym outfits

Kim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network

  • Jan 18, 2019
Fashion Fridays: Inspirational gym outfits
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Theresa May wins no-confidence vote after Brexit deal rejection

UK PM can keep her job, after House of Commons voted 325-306

  • Jan 16, 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Alice Hall Crofton Westhead, after whom the Village of Alix is named.                                photo submitted

A look at Alice Hall Crofton Westhead – part two

One of the most interesting early pioneers of Central Alberta was Alice Hall Crofton-Westhead

  • Jan 16, 2019
Alice Hall Crofton Westhead, after whom the Village of Alix is named.                                photo submitted
Connecting communities together through transit

Connecting communities together through transit

This week was the launch of the 2A South Regional Transit service

  • Jan 16, 2019
Connecting communities together through transit
Deciphering the mystery of the pre-approval

Deciphering the mystery of the pre-approval

Did you know there is a big difference between a pre-qualification and a pre-approval?

  • Jan 16, 2019
Deciphering the mystery of the pre-approval
Defending champions Team Scheidegger will fight to keep title

Defending champions Team Scheidegger will fight to keep title

Stettler hosting 2019 Alberta Scotties provincial women’s bonspiel

  • Jan 16, 2019
Defending champions Team Scheidegger will fight to keep title
Fitness in your 50s and beyond

Fitness in your 50s and beyond

Exercise provides health benefits for everyone at every age and stage

  • Jan 16, 2019
Fitness in your 50s and beyond