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Red Deer Dream Centre looking to attract donors as doors open to staff soon
A recent donation is shining a spotlight on what the Red Deer Dream Centre needs to finally open its doors.Officials with the Dream Centre -- a 40-bed addiction recovery facility -- have had to push b...
Jul 05, 2022
Lightning storms spark dozens of wildfires in Yukon, heat warning issued
WHITEHORSE - Wildfires are breaking out across Yukon as lightning pummels the territory and a heat wave wears on, a fire information officer says. Mike Fancie of Yukon Wildland Fire Management says ab...
Jul 05, 2022
This Month with Mayor Ken Johnston: June 2022
Welcome to 'This Month with Mayor Ken Johnston,' a new feature on rdnewsNOW.com, as of January 2022.This month, all questions were submitted to the mayor by rdnewsNOW staff. Going forward, we invite y...
Jul 05, 2022
Source: Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo leaving Toronto FC for Inter Miami CF
TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo, a former league MVP, is on the move as Toronto FC continues its teardown and rebuild. A source, granted anonymity because the deal had not been announced...
Jul 05, 2022
White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help
Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not " ...
Jul 05, 2022
White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help
Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not " ...
Jul 05, 2022
Red Deer ratifies union agreement for electrical workers
Red Deer city council accepted and ratified on Monday a new collective agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 254.The City says the union represents 45 inside ...
Jul 05, 2022
New Year's Day fire at Bowden Hotel deemed suspicious
A Fire Investigator's report has recently deemed a fire at an abandoned hotel in Bowden on New Year's Day as suspicious. Olds RCMP say they are still investigating the fire which occurred at the Bowde...
Jul 05, 2022
Olympic track champion Donovan Bailey to publish memoir in summer 2023
TORONTO - Champion sprinter Donovan Bailey is set to share his story of success on and off the track. Random House Canada announced Tuesday that it's acquired the rights to the Olympic gold medallist'...
Jul 05, 2022
A report card look at first half of regular season for the Toronto Blue Jays
After closing the first half of the regular season at 44-37, the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves hovering near the playoff cutline as the second half of the campaign begins. The New York Yankees loo...
Jul 05, 2022