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Red Deer 'Welcome' sign wins two national awards
Two national awards have been given to The City of Red Deer for its south end welcome sign which was installed last February in the run-up to the 2019 Canada Winter Games.The sign was recognized recen...
Sep 30, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Downtown Red Deer the focal point of new incentive programs
Red Deer is "open for business" says one city official after council endorsed a number of incentive programs on Monday aimed at driving up interest in living, working and playing in the downtown.The p...
Sep 30, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Prospect Nick Suzuki scores OT winner as Canadiens top Senators
MONTREAL - A game-winning goal was the icing on the cake for Canadiens prospect Nick Suzuki at the end of a solid training camp. Suzuki scored in overtime to give Montreal a 4-3 victory over...
Sep 30, 2019
Frederik Andersen, Maple Leafs blank Red Wings 5-0 in pre-season finale
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs put the finishing touches on their pre-season by firing on all cylinders. Now they hope they can carry that into October when the games count. "Pre-season feels like ...
Sep 30, 2019
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