Stokes named female artist of the year

Stavely singing sensation Mariya Stokes has been named female artist of the year by the Alberta Country Music Association. The award was presented at a gala event in Red Deer on Jan. 26, capping a night filled with memories. “It was pretty awesome,” Stokes said, in a phone interview on Jan. 28. The evening opened with Stokes joining several other … Read more

More than 200 gather to protest funding cuts

An information picket to protest provincial government funding cuts to health, eduction and the public service attracted more than 200 people last. Workers representing the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, United Nurses of Alberta, Health Sciences Association of Alberta, community members and concerned citizens gathered in the Claresholm downtown parking lot on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and took to the streets. … Read more