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CentreFest kicks off with Taste of Red Deer event hosted by the Health Foundation
Hundreds of Red Deerians attended the revamped Taste of Red Deer event on Friday night in the downtown.Typically a part of the Festival of Trees in the fall, the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation de...
Jul 27, 2019 Guinness world record holder Pogo Fred upon his 'pogo of death' during Friday night's Taste of Red Deer event, which also served as an opener for CentreFest 2019. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
'Not our best work': RCMP apologize for handling of Indigenous woman's death
EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found. "Our Leduc detac...
Jul 27, 2019
B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memor...
Jul 27, 2019
Women leading Canada's charge to Tokyo, country tracking for team sport record
Canada's swim star of the 2016 Summer Olympics sees Tokyo on the horizon. Penny Oleksiak's four swimming medals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, made her the first Canadian to win that many at a s...
Jul 27, 2019
Kylie Masse helps Canada set record at swimming world championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Kylie Masse helped set a Canadian record when she won the bronze medal in the women's 200-metre backstroke on Saturday at the FINA World Championships. Masse's bronze is ...
Jul 27, 2019
Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot preparing himself for Toronto's spotlight
TORONTO - Alexander Kerfoot has an idea of what's coming. He grew up alongside Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly, and his father owns a professional soccer team. But actually li...
Jul 27, 2019
US sanctions Maduro's stepsons for alleged food corruption
BOGOTA - The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on three stepsons of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of forming part of a sophisticated scheme that stole hundreds of millions in doll...
Jul 27, 2019
B.C. player wins $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw
TORONTO - A single ticket sold somewhere in British Columbia claimed Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. There was no immediate word on where exactly where the ticket was purchased. The draw...
Jul 27, 2019
Canada and Europe make deal to work around blocked World Trade Organization
OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union have agreed on a plan to set up a substitute appeals body for trade disputes between them, they announced Thursday. They are working around the Un...
Jul 27, 2019
LOCATED: Leigh Anne Wells, 32, of Ponoka
Ponoka RCMP are no longer seeking assistance to locate Leigh Anne Wells. She has been located safely.
Jul 27, 2019 Ponoka RCMP say 32-year-old Leigh Anne Wells (pictured above) was last seen July 26.