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Canada's spring floods, by the numbers
OTTAWA - Flooding has forced thousands of residents from their homes in communities across the country as spring brings severe flooding. Here are some numbers from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswi...
Apr 29, 2019
Bigger and better pro rodeo this weekend in Drayton Valley
The fifth annual Drayton Valley Pro Rodeo is bucking into town for three days of entertainment this weekend.Though the planned first-time parade was cancelled due to low registration, the event will s...
Apr 29, 2019 (DDD Photography)
Bishop makes 32 saves, Stars beat Blues 4-2 to tie series
ST. LOUIS - Dallas goalie Ben Bishop rebounded - at his hometown team's expense. Bishop made 32 saves, Roope Hintz scored twice and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 2 to even the Western...
Apr 29, 2019
A daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales
PORTLAND, Maine - Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale. A ...
Apr 29, 2019
WHL Bantam Draft in Red Deer Thursday
They say it's polite for hosts to allow guests to go first before filling their own plate. That's what the Red Deer Rebels will be doing Thursday as the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft takes place at the Cambri...
Apr 29, 2019
US officials: Army veteran's plan to bomb Nazi rally stopped
LOS ANGELES - An Army veteran who converted to Islam and discussed launching various terror attacks throughout Southern California was arrested as he plotted to bomb a white supremacist rally as retri...
Apr 29, 2019
Team Red wins 2019 Alberta Cup
RED DEER - Team Alberta Red defeated Alberta Black 3-1 to win the 2019 Alberta Cup on Sunday at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.After trailing Alberta Black 1-0, Alberta Red scored three unansw...
Apr 29, 2019
Randal Grichuk and Aaron Sanchez lead Blue Jays past Athletics 7-1
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez was disappointed to be pulled from his latest start after five innings, but he was relieved it wasn't due to another finger issue. "It was fine going into today...
Apr 29, 2019
"We are in a very difficult spot," Senator says about oil & gas
Senator Doug Black says something has to give in the ongoing dispute over pipelines and Alberta's energy industry.Black, a Calgary native, spoke at the Rotary Club of Red Deer luncheon on Monday at th...
Apr 29, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Guerrero's debut series with Jays near perfect as team heads to familiar Anaheim
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s first weekend in Major League Baseball included thousands of fans serenading him in his Rogers Centre debut, a meeting with Drake at a Toronto Raptors playo...
Apr 29, 2019