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Dickson eager to erase pain of Calgary Roughnecks' NLL final loss in 2014
The Calgary Roughnecks' disappointing loss in the 2014 National Lacrosse League championship still haunts Curtis Dickson. But he and his teammates have an opportunity to erase the heartbreak...
May 17, 2019
Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines sparked a Northern California blaze that killed 85 people last year, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, state fire officia...
May 17, 2019
'Jersey Shore' star's ex-girlfriend accused of battering him
LAS VEGAS - A lawyer says "Jersey Shore" star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro's on-again-off-again girlfriend will fight a misdemeanour domestic battery charge alleging she attacked Ortiz-Magro at a Las Vegas club...
May 17, 2019
Olds residents facing identity theft-related charges
The search of a central Alberta hotel room by RCMP last month has resulted in identity theft-related charges for two people from Olds.On Apr. 16, Olds RCMP received a complaint of identity theft, with...
May 17, 2019
NY Mayor Bill de Blasio could be latest White House hopeful
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to visit a pair of early voting states ahead of an expected entry into the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. De Blasio is scheduled to appear Thursday...
May 17, 2019
Red Deer man charged in Glendale standoff to go to trial
A Red Deer man charged in an armed standoff with police last month will go to trial next year.Christopher Elijah Sinclair, 36, is scheduled to have a three-day trial by judge alone starting Jan. 29, 2...
May 17, 2019 RCMP responded to a home on Galbraith Street in Red Deer Apr. 4 where they say a man was armed and barricaded.
Toronto FC waiting on Altidore's health -- and next transfer window
Toronto FC ends a stretch of five games in 15 days Saturday when it faces Real Salt Lake City at Rio Tinto Stadium with a question-mark over key forward Jozy Altidore. The U.S. international's fi...
May 17, 2019
Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. networks and said it was subject...
May 17, 2019
Mental health and suicide: Seeking help most important, say local advocates
It's been nearly four years since Lindsey More, a Red Deer high school student, ended her own life.Her legacy lives on though because of the foundation -- Smiles Thru Lindsey -- created by her father ...
May 17, 2019 Rick More (pictured) operates the Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation, named after his daughter who died by suicide in 2015. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Business manager sentenced for defrauding Ne-Yo, McKnight
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey man who served as business manager for Ne-Yo has been sentenced in Ohio to more than seven years in prison for defrauding the R&B singer in a sports beverage scheme. Ke...
May 17, 2019