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MARKET WATCH: Oct. 4
Big PictureWeak Economic Data Weighs on Equity MarketsIt's been another volatile week for global stock markets as investors grapple with a string of disappointing economic data, in both the U.S. and E...
Oct 04, 2019

Crown says Boyle, accused of assault, made up self-serving nude protest story
OTTAWA - Former hostage Joshua Boyle told a self-serving lie in likening his wife's tendency to strip off her clothes to the naked protests of Russian dissenters who settled in western Canada, a feder...
Oct 04, 2019

Tickets on sale for Business of the Year Awards
Tickets are now on sale for the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce 2019 Business of the Year Awards. The 36th annual event marking the 125th anniversary of the Chamber will be held October 16...
Oct 04, 2019

Iranian hackers said to target presidential campaign
WASHINGTON - Microsoft said Friday that hackers linked to the Iranian government targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians...
Oct 04, 2019

Canadian hurdler Sage Watson sets national record at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Sage Watson set a Canadian record en route to qualifying for the women's 400-metre hurdles final on Wednesday at the world track and field championships. The 25-year-old native of M...
Oct 04, 2019

Retrial for man in California warehouse fire that killed 36
OAKLAND, Calif. - Prosecutors say they will re-try a man on manslaughter charges for allegedly turning a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that killed 36 at a party. Alameda Count...
Oct 04, 2019

Privacy breach at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre lab
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying patients whose electronic patient records were accessed inappropriately at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC).An internal investigation by the privacy...
Oct 04, 2019

NDP's Singh stands by decision to block Regina MP for running for party
SASKATOON - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he stands by his decision to prevent a Regina member of Parliament from running for the party, despite some Saskatchewan New Democ...
Oct 04, 2019

Singh brushes off Green complaint about abortion-related social media posts
SASKATOON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is brushing aside demands from the Greens that his party apologize for social media posts that Green candidates hold anti-abortion positions. On Monday, ...
Oct 04, 2019

South African-born winger DTH van der Merwe says Springboks game will be special
After enduring a 63-0 beating at the hands of three-time champion New Zealand, things don't get any easier for Canada at the Rugby World Cup in Japan with two-time winner South Africa up next. But win...
Oct 04, 2019