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Fire ban in effect for the city of Red Deer
A fire ban is now in effect for the city of Red Deer.Effective immediately, the city has issued a city-wide fire ban because of the dry conditions and high temperatures.This ban will remain in effect ...
Aug 29, 2025
Families grieving after fatal dirtbike accident in Red Deer
Two Red Deer families are grieving following a fatal dirtbike accident this past Sunday.RCMP confirm to rdnewsNOW that they were called at about 11:06 p.m. to an incident in the alleyway behind Ericks...
Aug 29, 2025
Traffic impacts to being next week for traffic signal infrastructure upgrades
Motorists are advised of upcoming traffic impacts as crews work to update traffic signal infrastructure in the downtown area throughout the fall.Starting September 2, 2025, crews will begin work on th...
Aug 29, 2025
Update 23: Alberta wildfire update (Aug. 29, 3 p.m.)
With hot and dry conditions expected to continue through the long weekend, Albertans are advised to use caution when outdoors to prevent new wildfire starts.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 29)Th...
Aug 29, 2025
CP NewsAlert: U.S.federal appeal's court rules Trump's tariffs illegal
WASHINGTON - A United States federal appeals court ruled today that many of U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs, including the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, are illegal but allowed for the levie...
Aug 29, 2025
Utah Supreme Court blocks execution of prisoner with dementia who chose to die by firing squad
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state's Supreme Court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia...
Aug 29, 2025
US revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month's annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General...
Aug 29, 2025
California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel indu...
Aug 29, 2025
B.C. ministry unaware of coroners attending death scenes remotely after 2019
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC Coroners Service continuing a practice of attending certain death scenes remotely after 2019. Ministry spokeswoma...
Aug 29, 2025
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...
Aug 29, 2025