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Rebels add prospects at 2020 WHL Bantam Draft
The Red Deer Rebels selected 10 players on Wednesday at the 202 WHL Bantam Draft. They started the day by selecting forward Kalan Lind with their first pick, sixth overall in the first round. The Shau...
Apr 22, 2020
$9B benefit to help post-secondary students during pandemic: Trudeau
Students at Red Deer College and Red Deerians who attend school elsewhere will soon be getting help from the federal government.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that post-secondary st...
Apr 22, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Trudeau gives COVID-19 briefing for April 22
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to begin 9:15 a....
Apr 22, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 31 (CPAC)
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:39 a.m. on April 22, 2020: There are 38,932 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 20,126 confirmed (inc...
Apr 22, 2020
AP source: A-Rod, J-Lo retain JP Morgan in bid for Mets
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez, once again, wants to be like Derek Jeter. A-Rod and Jennifer Lopez, who are engaged, have retained J.P. Morgan to represent them in raising capital for a possible bid for th...
Apr 22, 2020
Oh, Canada: NWHL confirms plans to expand into Toronto
Professional women's hockey is set to return to Canada, with the National Women's Hockey League announcing Wednesday it is expanding into Toronto. The yet-to-be-named franchise has an ownership group ...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump tweets he's ordered Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has ordered the Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats that harass U.S. ships, a directive that comes a week after the Navy re...
Apr 22, 2020
People makes history with Hawn, Hudson on anniversary cover
LOS ANGELES - Three generations will grace the cover of People magazine's 30th anniversary "Beauty Issue." Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson and granddaughter Rani Rose Fujikawa will appear on the...
Apr 22, 2020
Warner Bros. sends 'Scoob!' straight to on-demand
NEW YORK - The animated Scooby-Doo film "Scoob!" will bypass theatres and premiere directly on digital platforms, Warner Bros. said Tuesday, making it the latest studio to experiment with an on-demand...
Apr 22, 2020
Climate activist: leaders must act in unison during crises
STOCKHOLM - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday urged world leaders to act together, based on scientists' advice, in addressing major crises from the COVID-19 pandemic to global warmi...
Apr 22, 2020