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A look at Red Deer's RCMP Operational Communications Centre
Alberta RCMP is recognizing the essential role of employees in their Operational Communications Centres (OCC) as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 14-20. Alberta has two OCCs...
Apr 15, 2019
Raptors coach Nick Nurse takes some of the blame for Lowry's poor shooting night
TORONTO - If Kyle Lowry had played in Toronto's final game of the regular season, would his shot still have been M.I.A. against Orlando? Or could he have used the rhythm of a game just five days ...
Apr 15, 2019
LIVE ELECTION RESULTS
Tuesday is decision day as Albertans head to the polls for the 2019 provincial election. After the polls close at 8 p.m. MT, follow along on our live election tracker below, powered by The Canadian Pr...
Apr 15, 2019
Russian company to invest in Kentucky aluminum mill
FRANKFORT, Ky. - An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia said Monday it's forging a partnership with a Russian company that until recently faced U.S. sanctions. Russia...
Apr 15, 2019
RCMP investigate drive-by shooting near Olds
RCMP are looking for suspects following a drive-by shooting near Olds on Sunday.It happened around 4:40 a.m. when Mounties responded to a complaint of shots being fired through a residence window and ...
Apr 15, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks appoint Joe Paopao as their new running backs coach
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks named Joe Paopao as their running backs coach Monday. Paopao, 63, played quarterback for the Ottawa Rough Riders (1987) and served previously as head coach of t...
Apr 15, 2019
Students make their voices heard ahead of provincial election
While Albertans have flocked to advanced polls in record numbers and will make the decision final on Tuesday, elementary and high school students are also making their voices heard during this provinc...
Apr 15, 2019 Grade five student Piper Roberts fills out her ballot during the Student Vote at École Barrie Wilson Elementary on April 15. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war
NEW YORK - A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work documenting torture, graft and starvation in Yemen's brutal civil war. Rep...
Apr 15, 2019
Harry Novillo scores first MLS goal to lead Impact to 1-0 win over Crew
MONTREAL - Evan Bush has the Montreal Impact on a nice roll. Bush made five saves Saturday to anchor Montreal's 1-0 MLS win over the Columbus Crew in its home opener. The shutout was Bush's third...
Apr 15, 2019
Montreal mayor, opposition leader unite to denounce Quebec's secularism bill
MONTREAL - Elected officials at Montreal's city hall are speaking with one voice against Quebec's proposed secularism bill. Mayor Valerie Plante and opposition leader Lionel Perez presented a bipartis...
Apr 15, 2019