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NHLPA executive board meets, still deliberating on CBA
NHL players have yet to decide whether to terminate the current collective bargaining agreement with less than two weeks before the deadline to do so. Roughly 50 players met Wednesday night in Chicago...
Sep 04, 2019
Have your say on proposed transit changes
Starting today, citizens can provide feedback on proposed changes to transit services in Red Deer. Red Deerians are invited to view and provide comments on substantial changes being considered for Red...
Sep 04, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Administration switches off rule for thriftier light bulbs
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration turned its deregulatory focus Wednesday to light bulbs, scrapping a rule that would have phased out less energy efficient incandescent bulbs. The move slows a yea...
Sep 04, 2019
Judge orders Anheuser-Busch to halt 'corn syrup' labels
Big beer is still duking it out over corn syrup. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop using Bud Light packaging that implies rival brews made by MillerCoors contain corn syrup. ...
Sep 04, 2019
NTSB: Autopilot flaw, driver inattention caused Tesla crash
DETROIT - A design flaw in Tesla's Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system and driver inattention combined to cause a Model S electric car to slam into a firetruck parked along a California freeway, ...
Sep 04, 2019
House fire in Blackfalds
No one was injured when fire broke out at a home in Blackfalds on Wednesday. Blackfalds Fire Chief Robert Cote says the blaze at a duplex on Womacks Road near Leung Road was called in by a neighbour a...
Sep 04, 2019 (Cindy Coubrough)
Rebecca Lee-Bentham to play against men in Mackenzie Tour event in Montreal
Coming off a three-year break from elite competition, Rebecca Lee-Bentham is finding ways to keep golf interesting. She'll be the only woman in the field when the Mackenzie Investments Open tees ...
Sep 04, 2019
Ponoka RCMP arrest male suspect after carjacking
A 42-year-old man faces several charges following a carjacking in Ponoka. Mounties say it was at about 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 when a member of the RCMP Integrated Traffic Unit noticed a suspicious vehic...
Sep 04, 2019
Argos general manager Jim Popp not looking to shuffle CFL team's roster
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are in the East Division basement, but GM Jim Popp isn't looking to shuffle his roster. Toronto (1-9) has dropped three straight to stand fourth in the East Division, f...
Sep 04, 2019
City council approves new downtown police officers
The City of Red Deer is dedicating more police officers to the downtown area. During Wednesday's Mid-Year Budget Review meeting at City Hall, council reallocated funds to add three new members to the ...
Sep 04, 2019 The City of Red Deer is adding more police officers to its Downtown Unit (rdnewsNOW file photo)