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Mayor Veer says quick action needed on council's strategic direction
The mayor of Red Deer believes city council needs to move quickly on implementing the strategic directions identified through feedback from citizens.Tara Veer said as much on Saturday at The City's an...
Apr 28, 2019 Mayor Tara Veer (right) chats with a citizen during Saturday's Let's Talk event at Parkland Mall. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Ex-Afghanistan hostage Boyle to fight wife's appeal over assault-trial evidence
OTTAWA - A legal challenge by former Afghanistan captive Joshua Boyle's wife in the middle of his sexual-assault trial sets a "very dangerous precedent" that could be disastrous for suc...
Apr 28, 2019
Former US Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but wh...
Apr 28, 2019
Broken Quebec dike forces hundreds of evacuations northwest of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is telling residents in waterlogged areas of the province that they face a few more "difficult" days ahead and to "have courage" until the flood threat eases. Fra...
Apr 28, 2019
Winter weather wreaks havoc causing bus crash near Cochrane
COCHRANE- Blizzard conditions brought traffic to a standstill on highways in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan over the weekend.Snow-covered sections of the Trans-Canada on either side of Calgary reop...
Apr 28, 2019
Russian Maria Butina gets 18 months for being Kremlin agent
WASHINGTON - In a quivering voice, Maria Butina begged for leniency Friday as she awaited sentencing on charges of being a secret agent for Russia. She cast herself as an innocent caught up in a massi...
Apr 28, 2019
Canadian Rory MacDonald retains Bellator title in majority draw with Jon Fitch
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald retained his title with a majority draw against veteran Jon Fitch in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. The judges scored it 47-47, 47-47 and 4...
Apr 28, 2019
Feds' books still on pace for $15B deficit despite surplus through most of 18-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it remains on track to post a budgetary shortfall of about $15 billion in 2018-19 even though a new estimate says the federal books ran a $3.1-billion surplus...
Apr 28, 2019
Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without Trump participation in Pacific Rim pact
OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend has offered the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyieldi...
Apr 28, 2019
Editor found guilty of promoting hate seeks to stave off jail term
TORONTO - A publication found to have been filled with hatred against women and Jews was a valuable relief valve for men prone to violence, its convicted editor told his sentencing hearing on Friday. ...
Apr 28, 2019