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Devils draw top pick in NHL draft lottery, Avalanche draw No. 4 selection
TORONTO - The New Jersey Devils will have the No. 1 pick at this year's NHL draft. The team was announced Tuesday night as the winner of the draft lottery. The Colorado Avalanche had the bes...
Apr 09, 2019
Supporters rally at City Hall for gay-straight alliances
Over 150 people people gathered at Red Deer City Hall on Tuesday to rally in support of gay-straight alliances and queer-straight alliances."I've been a part of pride groups throughout most of my high...
Apr 09, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Dykstra sues Darling over book claiming racist tirade
NEW YORK - Lenny Dykstra has sued former New York Mets teammate Ron Darling, St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Publishing Group over a passage in the pitcher's new book accusing the outfielder of direc...
Apr 09, 2019
Vancouver man faces new money-laundering charge in college admissions scandal
Vancouver businessman David Sidoo faces an additional charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his alleged role in a college admissions scandal in the United States. In a new indictment fro...
Apr 09, 2019
Local unemployment rate rises in March
The unemployment rate for the Red Deer Region rose in March but remains second lowest in Alberta. The latest Statistics Canada numbers show the local unemployment was 5.3 per cent last month, up from ...
Apr 09, 2019
California governor hears of Salvadorans' struggles in visit
PANCHIMALCO, El Salvador - David Escobar Fuentes fled El Salvador because gangs were extorting his ranching family, while Bryon Melgar Menjivar wanted to escape the pressure to join a gang that starte...
Apr 09, 2019
Canadian Corey Conners wins Valero days after qualifying, will play Masters
SAN ANTONIO - Canadian Corey Conners claimed his first PGA Tour victory and earned an invite to the Masters on Sunday, winning the Valero Texas Open less than a week after qualifying. Conners only ent...
Apr 09, 2019
Buffalo Sabres fire coach Phil Housley after 2 seasons
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres' dreadful second-half free-fall left general manager Jason Botterill no choice but to fire coach Phil Housley after his second year on the job. "Today certainly wasn...
Apr 09, 2019
Baylor holds off Notre Dame 82-81 for women's title
TAMPA, Fla. - Baylor lost a star player, then the rest of its 17-point lead. But the Lady Bears, led by the ever-poised Chloe Jackson, kept their composure. Jackson drove for a tiebreaking layup with ...
Apr 09, 2019
Canada's Koe settles for silver after falling to Edin at world championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada skip Kevin Koe put on a master class of exquisite shotmaking during the world men's curling championship, providing a bevy of highlight-reel shots that helped his team reach...
Apr 09, 2019