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AHS promoting STOP! Clean Your Hands Day
CALGARY - Alberta Health Services (AHS) celebrates the annual STOP! Clean Your Hands Day on May 6. This national campaign encourages AHS staff, physicians, volunteers, patients and their families, and...
May 05, 2019
Auger-Aliassime beats fellow Canadian Shapovalov, will play Nadal in Madrid
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Auger-Aliassime took the vict...
May 05, 2019
Hospital patients ditching gowns for quicker recovery
A pilot project at Red Deer Regional Hospital is helping patients speed up their own recovery.The project called End PJ Paralysis was already being utilized in Calgary and Edmonton, and launched in tw...
May 05, 2019 (Sharon McCutcheon)
Canadian firm WSP finding new work in Saudi Arabia despite diplomatic dispute
OTTAWA - At least one Canadian-based company is optimistic about its prospects in Saudi Arabia, a bullishness that comes as businesses fret about their future in the kingdom following a...
May 05, 2019
Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate action infighting: McKenna
OTTAWA - Canadian dithering about climate action could put France's support for the Canada-Europe free trade agreement at risk, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. McKenna ...
May 05, 2019
City encourages emergency preparedness as national week kicks off
The City of Red Deer is encouraging residents to be emergency ready as May 5-11 is National Emergency Preparedness Week.There are three easy steps for residents and families to remember, including: 1)...
May 05, 2019 A freak windstorm in June 2017 slammed Red Deer with wind gusts in excess of 100 km/h, damaging many homes and businesses. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league
Meghan Duggan need only look around sports to get excited about what an NHL-run women's hockey league might look like. The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it....
May 05, 2019
Controversial finish at Kentucky Derby sparks debate in U.S., Canadian racing
TORONTO - A prominent voice in Canadian horse racing says the wild finish at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has "opened up the debate" about how the sport is governed in the U.S. and Canada. Woodbine Enter...
May 05, 2019
Fire crews put out truck blaze north of Penhold
A closure on Hwy 42 on Friday afternoon was prompted by a vehicle on fire, according to the Penhold Fire Department.Chief Jim Pendergast says it was just before 6 p.m. on May 3 when crews responded to...
May 05, 2019 A truck was on fire Friday afternoon on Hwy 42 south of Red Deer. (Penhold Fire)
Ottawa worried about fallout from jailing of farmer in Beirut, documents show
FREDERICTON - Documents filed with the Federal Court show the former Harper government was concerned about the legal and political fallout from how it dealt with a New Brunswick potato farmer jailed f...
May 05, 2019