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How Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze US consumers
WASHINGTON - The latest tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists estimate, and would start to bite consumer...
Aug 04, 2019
NYPD judge recommends firing officer in Eric Garner death
NEW YORK - In a reckoning five years in the making, an administrative judge on Friday recommended firing a New York City police officer over the 2014 chokehold death of an unarmed black man whose dyin...
Aug 04, 2019
Flames and Oilers rookies return to the Centrium in September
The Red Deer Rebels have announced that the Young Guns Battle of Alberta is returning to the Westerner Park Centrium later this summer.Rookies from the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames will face off...
Aug 04, 2019
Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis won't seek re-election this fall
MONTREAL - Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis says he won't seek re-election in this fall's federal election. The Quebec MP says in a message published on Facebook that it's time to turn ...
Aug 04, 2019
Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, withdrew from consideration Friday after just five days as he faced growing questions about hi...
Aug 04, 2019
'Most bizarre thing:' Thieves break into Edmonton Airbnb, do laundry, leave note
EDMONTON - A Vancouver Island couple had a bizarre experience in a downtown Edmonton Airbnb earlier this week. Rod and Kat Gordon, who arrived in the city Sunday, went out to visit family&nb...
Aug 04, 2019
Gimme five: Canadians to watch Monday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Monday at the Pan American Games: JENNIFER ABEL (DIVING) Canada's all-time leader in world aquatics championships medals looks to add a s...
Aug 04, 2019
Three Mile Bend – Temporary Park & Trail Closure for Maintenance
The City of Red Deer will be closing the Three Mile Bend Recreation Area for maintenance from August 7-9, inclusively. Parks and Public Works will be repaving sections of the access road, parking lot ...
Aug 04, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
More than half of House Democrats support impeachment probe
WASHINGTON - More than half of House Democrats support launching an impeachment inquiry, according to a tally by The Associated Press - a strong signal of ongoing liberal frustration with President Do...
Aug 04, 2019
Canadian beach volleyball duo Humana-Paredes and Pavan win third gold medal
VIENNA - Canada's beach volleyball champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan have clinched gold and won US$600,000 at the A1 Major Vienna in Austria. Volleyball Canada says the 2019 world ...
Aug 04, 2019