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2 arrested in SC bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 4
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Police have arrested two suspects in a weekend shooting that killed two people and wounded several others at a South Carolina bar, authorities said. The suspects were taken into cus...
Jan 27, 2020
Brazil downpour displaces 30,000, bracing for more rain
RIO DE JANEIRO - Over 30,000 people have been displaced by heavy rains in southeast Brazil that also killed 54 people and left 18 missing. The storms in recent days caused floods and landslides, subme...
Jan 27, 2020
China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions
Business around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, with tens of millions of Chinese residents restricted from leaving their coun...
Jan 27, 2020
Alberta country music awards handed out in Red Deer
Some of the finest musicians our province has to offer were honoured this weekend in Red Deer at the Association of Country Music in Alberta Awards Show and Conference. Edmonton's The Dungarees took h...
Jan 27, 2020
Lakers' next game postponed after Kobe Bryant's death
LOS ANGELES - The NBA has postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in a helico...
Jan 27, 2020
Nominations open for 2020 Mayor’s Recognition Awards
It's time to recognize Red Deer's extraordinary citizens and organizations by nominating them for a Mayor's Recognition Award. The Mayor's Recognition Awards honour individuals, groups and teams who h...
Jan 27, 2020
'Necessary' for Edmonton officers to shoot armed suspect in 2017: watchdog
EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says three Edmonton officers used "necessary" force in the fatal shooting of an armed suspect in 2017.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the 30-year-o...
Jan 27, 2020
First Friday Red Deer presents County Pride Dance Club
RED DEER- The Red Deer Arts Council is pleased to present a special performance by Country Pride Dance Club at the next First Friday Red Deer event taking place on February 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.The...
Jan 27, 2020
At Sundance, Clinton warns of voter suppression in election
PARK CITY, Utah - Since losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has released a memoir about that defeat, launched a political action committee and penned another book about "gutsy wo...
Jan 27, 2020
RCMP intelligence official faces new charges in secrecy case
OTTAWA - The federal prosecution service says a senior RCMP official faces three new charges for alleged secrecy breaches. Cameron Jay Ortis, director general of the RCMP's National Intellig...
Jan 27, 2020