Mounties crack down on rowdies at Sylvan Lake

Canada Day revellers who bucked the rules felt the financial pain as RCMP handed out more than 50 liquor-related tickets and about half a dozen other tickets under the town’s new community standards bylaw over the last couple of days. Four brawlers were left $500 poorer after picking up tickets for... more

Caught nappin'

Jeffrey Butler grabs a quick nap on a Coronation Park bench Thursday. Today and tomorrow the chance of showers has eased with Environment Canada calling for moderate summer highs around 20C though rain is forecast for Sunday and through next... more

• Grant advances goal of protecting large part of Red Deer River valley
• City residents, some rural folks to pay more for natural gas
• Club needs community in its corner

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Roughriders sack the Lions

Roughriders 28 Lions 24 REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders seemed to give up the ball at every opportunity. Fortunately for them, the B.C. Lions were even more generous. Saskatchewan and B.C. combined for 15 turnovers as the Roughriders opened their 2009 CFL... more

• Federer set for history
• Riot split first two provincial games
• Burnett burns Blue Jays

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L.A. officials scramble to accommodate horde of Michael Jackson fans

LOS ANGELES — City officials are scrambling over the holiday weekend to try to figure out how to accommodate a public memorial service for Michael Jackson at a venue that can hold no more than 20,000 people. The event has been... more

• Focus on the Vat for the blues
• Club dates - July 3
• Fringe with the roof on top

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My wife is chatting up a cross-dresser

Dear Annie: Two months ago, I was looking at my wife’s cellphone because I needed a new one and wanted to see if hers was better. I was not looking for anything. Isn’t that always the case? I ended up on... more

• Liver is associated with emotions, according to experts
• Bottle houses in P.E.I. still shine as tourist attraction
• Get hooked on fishing

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Woman’s death angers many

The grisly video of 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan dying in a Tehran street, shot down by a government thug, has already been seen by millions of Iranians. If the protesters against the alleged rigging of the recent election needed a dramatic... more

• Tienanmen lives on
• The lessons of having power
• UN is our best hope

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Tories can’t be trusted to safeguard health care

In regard to heath care, the government of Alberta, under the leadership of Premier Ed Stelmach and Health Minister Ron Liepert, could never be accused of being weak in resolve. Through the Romanow Commission, the recommendation of the Mazankowski Report and... more > more

Leo’s Last Stand: A recap of my weekend bachelor party

When it comes to getting married, they say surviving the bachelor party is half the battle. OK, nobody says that. I just made it up — but it may be true. In the weeks and months leading up to a wedding, there... more

• An eye-opening look at poverty in Africa
• Crisis at the Whitehouse
• Red Deer still lacking a clear identity

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