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Regional approach to economic development revealed
Local municipalities have partnered with Alberta's Ministry of Labour and Immigration to develop a new tool to get more people working.The goal of the Regional Labour Force Profile is to provide super...
Jun 21, 2019
Family: Man killed in LA hit-and-run was Holocaust survivor
LOS ANGELES - Police said they are looking for a driver in a hit-and-run that killed a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department said Thursday the collision occu...
Jun 21, 2019
NHL commissioner Garry Bettman feels technology can make league stronger
VANCOUVER - Gary Bettman feels the NHL has never been healthier or stronger, but the commissioner thinks the league needs to continue to evolve to keep up with young fans. Bettman said a lot...
Jun 21, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks look to improve in Week 2 against Saskatchewan Roughriders
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are confident things can only get better. That being said, Ottawa has little to complain about after pulling off a 32-28 come-from-behind win against the defend...
Jun 21, 2019
'Fixer Upper' couple plans $10.4M Texas development plan
WACO, Texas - Former "Fixer Upper" hosts Chip and Joanna Gaines have introduced a $10.4 million plan to expand on the popular shops they operate in their Texas hometown of Waco. The Waco Tribune-Heral...
Jun 21, 2019
Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Smollett probe
CHICAGO - A judge decided to appoint a special prosecutor Friday to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of lying t...
Jun 21, 2019
Thieves swipe knives during downtown business break-in
Red Deer RCMP are investigating a break-in and theft at The Key Hole, a downtown business on 49 Street and 51 Avenue.The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on June 15, according to Constable Derek Turner...
Jun 21, 2019 The Key Hole on 51 Avenue in downtown Red Deer is partially boarded up after a break-in and theft on the morning of June 15. (Jason Hives)
Road closures on Taylor and Kerry Wood Drive
On Monday June 24, Taylor Drive and Kerry Wood Drive will have partial lane closures to accommodate surveying.Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Ple...
Jun 21, 2019
'Minimum of nine bullets:' Trial hears Manitoba Mountie shot man numerous times
THOMPSON, Man. - A forensic pathologist has testified that an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba shot a man at least nine times before he died. Const. Abram Letkeman has pleaded not guilty to...
Jun 21, 2019
City honours National Indigenous Peoples Day
"As long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the river flows," reads the text of Treaty 6, signed in 1876 to represent an accord between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations."Those treaties...
Jun 21, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)