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US authorities seek access to Facebook encrypted messaging
NEW YORK - U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by users, re-igniting tensio...
Oct 03, 2019
$430 million Cavendish potato processing facility now officially open
LETHBRIDGE - As the clich goes, the official opening of the Cavendish plant in Lethbridge was no small potatoes. Premier Jason Kenney, Provincial Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen, Mayor Chris Spear...
Oct 03, 2019 (LethbridgeNewsNOW)
Aquarium nursing tropical turtle found 'cold-stunned' off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A turtle that is much more comfortable in tropical waters washed up in Port Alberni on central Vancouver Island with what experts say was a dangerously low body temperature. Vancouver...
Oct 03, 2019
Ignition Theatre bringing back award-winning production "Proof"
RED DEER - Ignition Theatre, celebrating fifteen years of theatrical excellence, is proud to launch its milestone season with a seminal production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play "Pr...
Oct 03, 2019
Ohio State shares new crime data on doc, task force details
COLUMBUS, Ohio - About 1,500 instances of decades-old sexual misconduct by a now-deceased Ohio State team doctor were reported last year and this year, the university disclosed Tuesday. It also reveal...
Oct 03, 2019
Tyson Barrie content to fly under the radar for now with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - In most cities and on most teams, acquiring a dynamic offensive defenceman in a blockbuster trade would dominate training camp chatter and make waves on opening night. Tyson Barrie...
Oct 03, 2019
Red Deer's Overdose Prevention Site gets six-month extension
Red Deer's temporary Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) has been granted an extension to stay open for another six months.Operated by Turning Point in the city's Railyards district, the OPS opened its doo...
Oct 03, 2019 Red Deer's temporary Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) is located in the Railyards district, adjacent to Safe Harbour Society (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Trump campaign, RNC raise record $125 million in 3rd quarter
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee raised $125 million in the third quarter of the year, a presidential fundraising record. The pro-Trump e...
Oct 03, 2019
Alberta beefing up penalties for farm trespassers
GRANUM, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says legislation is coming this fall to crack down on protesters who trespass on farms and agricultural land.Kenney says free speech must be protected but not when pr...
Oct 03, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Doug Schweitzer, and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen announce new protections for farmers
Mentally ill killer of five people in Calgary can be eased into community: board
EDMONTON - A review board has ruled that a mentally ill man found not criminally responsible after killing five young people at a house party can be eased back into the community under strict con...
Oct 03, 2019