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Red Deer schools honour Orange Shirt Day
It was 1973 and six-year-old Phyllis Webstad had just picked out a brand new orange shirt for the dawning school year.What happened next is now recognized annually by Canadians on Sept. 30 in the form...
Sep 30, 2019 Noah Bousquet and Ana Paulin, grade four students at Ecole Barrie WIlson Elementary, with vice-principal Rhonda Eidem (left) and Red Deer Public Schools' First Nations, Metis and Inuit coordinator Hayley Christen. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Michigan governor signs budget with $1B in line-item vetoes
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending pr...
Sep 30, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos topple Redblacks to snap four-game losing streak
OTTAWA - The Edmonton Eskimos breathed a sigh of relief Saturday night as they snapped a four-game losing streak with a 21-16 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. "It's a huge win for us, we needed it,"&nbs...
Sep 30, 2019
Wesley Snipes says he's moving on from 'Blade' character
LOS ANGELES - The news that another actor was cast as vampire hunter Blade came as a surprise to Wesley Snipes, who portrayed the character in three successful films, but he says he's moving on. Marve...
Sep 30, 2019
Red Deer's fentanyl-related death rate lowest in province
In a stark contrast from the end of last year, Red Deer had the lowest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the province through the first half of 2019. Five people died from fentanyl in Red Deer betwee...
Sep 30, 2019
Thornton solid, Hernandez homers as Blue Jays down playoff-bound Rays
TORONTO - After more than his share of highs and lows rookie right-handed starter Trent Thornton finished his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays on a high. The 25-year-old from Charlotte, N.C. al...
Sep 30, 2019
Calgary Stampeders getting that playoff feeling after successful September
CALGARY - Snow plowed into piles on McMahon Stadium's sidelines and the installation of extra seating for the Grey Cup game had the Calgary Stampeders in a post-seas...
Sep 30, 2019
Leduc Mountie charged with sexual assault
EDMONTON - A Leduc RCMP member has been charged following a Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigation.Const. Kelly Brown, 37, of the Leduc Detachment has been charged with one count of sexu...
Sep 30, 2019
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam embraces lead role with club
QUEBEC - Pascal Siakam isn't concerned about the pressure on him to fill departed superstar Kawhi Leonard's shoes. The Toronto Raptors forward sees it as an opportunity. "This is who I am. I...
Sep 30, 2019
Former high-ranking Montreal politician has charges stayed because of wiretaps
MONTREAL - Frank Zampino, Montreal's former executive committee chairman, will not stand trial on charges including fraud and breach of trust after a judge declared a stay of proceeding...
Sep 30, 2019