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Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. The veto - the second in Trump's presidency - was expected, a...
Apr 18, 2019
Street Ties Youth Outreach latest charity chosen by 100 Women
100 Women Who Care have opted to put their latest quarterly donations towards Red Deer's Street Ties Youth Outreach program, which is run by Vantage Community Services.The group of 120 women met Monda...
Apr 18, 2019 Lynne Mulder speaks at the latest 100 Women Who Care meeting on behalf of Street Ties Youth Outreach. (Supplied)
Calgary Flames facing early playoff exit, trail Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in series
CALGARY - The saying "when eating an elephant take one bite at a time" applies to the Calgary Flames. Facing elimination in Friday's fifth game of their opening-round playoff series against the C...
Apr 18, 2019
Judge allows sex-trafficking claim in suit against Weinstein
NEW YORK - A New York judge has agreed to let a class-action lawsuit proceed with a sex-trafficking claim against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein elimi...
Apr 18, 2019
RDC signs Indigenous Education Protocol
Red Deer College officially recognized its responsibility to Indigenous education on Thursday with the signing of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Indigenous Education Protocol. RDC Presiden...
Apr 18, 2019 Back row (l-r): Gilles Allard, RDC Board of Governors; Dr. Claudine Louis, President, Maskwacis Cultural College; Charlene Burns, RDC Board of Governors; Elder Melvin Potts; and Brian Lizotte, President, Metis Nation of Alberta Region 3 Local 492. Front row: Joel Ward, RDC President & CEO.
FBI looks for woman 'infatuated' with Columbine shooting
LITTLETON, Colo. - Authorities said Tuesday that they are looking for a young woman who is "infatuated" with the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School and made threats just days before the 20th anniv...
Apr 18, 2019
McConnell proposes national minimum age of 21 for tobacco
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 nationally, rating the health in...
Apr 18, 2019
Urban Aboriginal Voices Society invites public to day of learning
Red Deer's Urban Aboriginal Voices Society is hoping its upcoming community day will inspire and move the bar up in terms of local citizens understanding one another.It happens Tuesday starting at 8 a...
Apr 18, 2019 A photo from National Aboriginal Day celebrations in Red Deer in 2017. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Rabbis: 'Not kosher' to buy at grocery store during strike
BOSTON - As thousands of Stop & Shop workers remain on strike in New England, some Jewish families are preparing for Passover without the region's largest supermarket chain, which has deep roots i...
Apr 18, 2019
One American, 2 Austrian climbers presumed dead after avalanche in Banff
BANFF, Alta. - Three renowned mountain climbers are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta's Banff National Park. Outdoor apparel company The North Face confirmed Thursday that American Jess Rosk...
Apr 18, 2019