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‘Sucks to be you’

‘Sucks to be you’

A part-time supermarket cashier and occasional lottery-ticket buyer choked back tears Monday as she pondered how her bank balance had gone from under $100 to more than $20 million with the luck of the draw.

Pay for view

Those CTV and Global shows that come into your home courtesy of a cable or satellite company could soon hike your monthly bill — or even go dark — following a landmark ruling on how money flows in the broadcasting system.
Cenotaph park marches ahead

Cenotaph park marches ahead

A new park in the heart of downtown Red Deer should be up and running before Christmas.
Reba: Queen of our hearts

Reba: Queen of our hearts

For years, they’ve been letting her into their living rooms.
Volunteer column March 21

Volunteer column March 21

• Canadian Blood Services is offering “Assignment: Saving Lives!” Students in Grade 12 or university or college students in Red Deer can become a blood donor recruiters and have opportunity to win an educational bursary. There will be one $1,000 bursary and four $500 bursaries. The recruiter will fill Blood Services’ bank and they fill the volunteer’s! Please contact aslreddeer@blood.ca to register by May 15.
Plucky underdogs busting brackets

Plucky underdogs busting brackets

Brackets across the country are obliterated. Underdogs, meanwhile, keep moving on.No. 12 seed Cornell upset Wisconsin on Sunday to join No. 11 Washington and No. 10 Saint Mary’s among the 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament — three double-digit seeds who know precisely how to put the madness in March.
Little lacrosse players

Little lacrosse players

These youngsters are part of the Red Deer Lacrosse Association’s Mini-Tykes program, which deals with nothing but the basics of the game.

Mountains kill again

Two professional mountain guides, who accompanied skiers on a B.C. backcountry heli-tour that turned deadly when it triggered the third killer avalanche in a week, could have called it off if they thought it was unsafe, a spokesman for the tour company said Sunday.
Powerful avalanche claims Calgary man’s life

Powerful avalanche claims Calgary man’s life

The breathtaking beauty of the mountains and rugged terrain in British Columbia’s interior beckons snowmobilers, but the area that’s prone to deadly avalanches claimed a third life in a second slide in the past week.
Lotto 6-49 jackpot could go even higher than the estimated $41 million

Lotto 6-49 jackpot could go even higher than the estimated $41 million

Canadians chasing dreams of financial freedom are pushing Lotto 6-49 sales up dramatically, inflating the $41-million prize to a total that won’t be known until the dust has settled on Saturday night’s draw.