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Tornado watch issued for Red Deer region
A tornado watch issued Thursday evening for Red Deer and surrounding areas is no longer in effect. The watch was issued by Environment Canada at 7:09 p.m. and ended at 8:36 p.m.
Jul 16, 2020
Heavy rains damage Edmonton's Rogers Place, hub city plans to continue
EDMONTON - The group that owns the Edmonton Oilers says damage to its arena from heavy rainfall won't affect plans to use Rogers Place as an NHL hub when the season re-opens. Oilers Entertainment Grou...
Jul 16, 2020
Oakland to pay $32.7M to settle deadly warehouse fire suits
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people, the city announced Thursday....
Jul 16, 2020
Liberals seek to recall House of Commons for new COVID-19 legislation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is seeking to recall the House of Commons to pass another round of measures to deal with COVID-19. Opposition parties were notified Thursday of the new legislation and ...
Jul 16, 2020
Red Deer student's acceptance speech cut from online awards ceremony
Jesse Drwiega says he is very proud of the recognition he received this week from the province of Alberta.However, the Red Deer native and Lindsay Thurber grad says his free speech was silenced when t...
Jul 16, 2020
Stolen truck ditched near Bower Ponds following pursuit
A stolen truck was abandoned near Bower Ponds Wednesday night on the heels of a police pursuit that started west of Red Deer. Alberta RCMP Corporal Laurel Scott tells rdnewsNOW that the series of even...
Jul 16, 2020
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Diseas...
Jul 16, 2020
Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs
NEW YORK - Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chi...
Jul 16, 2020
Severe thunderstorm warnings, watches issued for central Alberta
Environment Canada say severe thunderstorms are in store for much of central Alberta this evening.A severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect for Red Deer County near Spruce View and Red Lodge Prov...
Jul 16, 2020
Spending at Red Deer's overdose prevention site watched closely: Turning Point
The agency that operates the temporary Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) in Red Deer says there are measures in place to prevent inappropriate spending like what's alleged to have occurred in Lethbridge....
Jul 16, 2020