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X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, source says
SAO PAULO (AP) - In the high-stakes showdown between the world's richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, Elon Musk blinked. Musk's social media site X has complied with Alexandre de Moraes'...
Sep 26, 2024
Chamber members holding National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremonies
The Red Deer and District Chamber invites residents to honour National Day For Truth and Reconciliation by attending its members' events.The Red Deer Native Friendship Society is hosting an Honouring ...
Sep 26, 2024
Big Brothers Big Sisters aiming to raise funds and find mentors at weekend BBQ
The community is invited to a fundraising barbecue for Youth HQ and the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program on September 28.Food will be available by donation, and there will be activities for all...
Sep 26, 2024
RDP welder takes home bronze at international skill demonstration
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) welding journeyperson Ben Rainforth earned a bronze medal and demonstrated his world class welding knowledge and skills at the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France.L...
Sep 26, 2024
Canadian musician K'naan charged with 2010 sexual assault in Quebec City
QUBEC - Canadian rapper K'naan, known for the global hit "Wavin' Flag," has been charged for an alleged sexual assault in Quebec City dating back more than 14 years. A charge sheet filed at the courth...
Sep 26, 2024
Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering remarks in Chilliwack on Thursd...
Sep 26, 2024
Quebec police arrest man after body of missing woman found southwest of Montreal
Quebec provincial police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of 29-year-old Kelsey Watt, who was reported missing over the weekend southwest of Montreal. Police say they found a woman'...
Sep 26, 2024
Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-cam...
Sep 26, 2024
Grand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size. That's up from two square kil...
Sep 26, 2024
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathi...
Sep 26, 2024