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Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER - When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of "Jimmy" Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be des...
Aug 28, 2025
Central Albertans voice concerns to Alberta NDP at 'Better Together' town hall
The Alberta New Democrats heard the biggest concerns from central Albertans Wednesday night.With 400 registered attendees at the Red Deer 'Better Together' Town Hall, Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi ...
Aug 27, 2025
Russian attack kills 3 and injures 12 in Ukraine's capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital early Thursday killed at least three people and injured 12, local authorities said. Among the dead was a 14-year-old c...
Aug 27, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week
BEIJING (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital, North Korean and Chinese state media said Thursday. China will...
Aug 27, 2025
Repeat offender Bryan Moffitt arrested in central Alberta
Wetaskiwin and Ponoka RCMP, and other RCMP partners, assisted recently in the arrest of 28-year-old repeat offender Bryan Moffitt.Police say on Aug. 20, investigators from the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Re...
Aug 27, 2025
International Overdose Awareness Day event set for this Friday in Red Deer
An event to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day is set for this Friday in Red Deer.From noon to 3 p.m. at the Rotary Picnic Park, near the gazebo, Moms Stop the Harm and Turning Point Socie...
Aug 27, 2025
Daniil Medvedev is fined $42,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct and racket abuse for US Open outburst
NEW YORK (AP) - Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the U.S. Open on Wednesday - more than a third of his $110,000 tournament prize money - for his meltdown during a first-round loss after...
Aug 27, 2025
Canada Post urges union to revisit offers, says gap between parties is 'substantial'
OTTAWA - Canada Post is urging the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to revisit its offers after meeting at the bargaining table Wednesday. The Crown corporation says the union has "maintained or harde...
Aug 27, 2025
RDP unveils robotic dog on International Dog Day
Furry canines took a back seat to a new robotic best friend at Red Deer Polytechnic for International Dog Day.The unofficially official observance was Aug. 26.At RDP, you can now say hello to Dr. Woof...
Aug 27, 2025
Prominent Bolivian opposition leader to be transferred from jail to house arrest
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho won his release to house arrest Wednesday after two years and eight months of pretrial detention, a surprise move that empowered...
Aug 27, 2025