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Calgary Zoo says baby giraffe born this week died overnight
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says a giraffe that was born there earlier this week has died. In a Facebook post Saturday, the zoo says the male calf that was born last Sunday to an eight-year-ol...
Oct 05, 2019

US vaping illnesses top 1,000; death count is up to 18
NEW YORK - The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and there's no sign the outbreak is fading, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Doctors say the illnesses, which first appeared ...
Oct 05, 2019

Edmonton police officer thought of his kids as he struggled with attacker
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer who was run down by a car before he was stabbed in the street told a jury Thursday that he was thinking of his children as he struggled with his attacke...
Oct 05, 2019

Alberta justice minister pushes for changes after killer allowed more freedom
CALGARY - Alberta's justice minister says he'll be pushing for changes after a review board ruled a schizophrenic man who killed five young people can be eased back into the community with his do...
Oct 05, 2019

Calgary Flames extend contract of general manager Brad Treliving
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames announced a multi-year contract extension for general manager Brad Treliving just hours before the team played its season opener Thursday. The 50-year-old from Penticton, ...
Oct 05, 2019

Green Leader Elizabeth May losing respect for NDP's Singh over 'fake stories'
VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May took aim at Jagmeet Singh Thursday, saying she's losing patience and respect for the New Democrat leader and accusing him of spreading false information...
Oct 05, 2019

Pair arrested after traffic stop by Drumheller RCMP
Two males from the Three Hills area have been arrested following an investigation by Drumheller RCMP.Police say on Oct. 4, they conducted a vehicle stop near Drumheller which resulted in the arrest of...
Oct 05, 2019

Studio behind ‘Sesame Street’ is making an Elmo talk show
NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel... and Elmo? Sesame Workshop is developing a talk show starring the squeaky-voiced puppet, called "The Not Too Late Show with Elmo," where he wil...
Oct 05, 2019

Rebels buck Swift Current Broncos in 5-1 road triumph
The Red Deer Rebels climbed back to .500 Friday night with a 5-1 win over Swift Current, and have now won two of their first three games away from friendly confines.On the season, Red Deer is 3-3 and ...
Oct 05, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Quebec won't appeal ruling that struck down assisted death provision
QUEBEC - The Quebec government won't appeal a court ruling last month that struck down sections of the provincial law on medically assisted dying that were deemed unconstitutional. Quebec Su...
Oct 05, 2019