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Barrie Wilson students step into democracy through giant electoral map
With a federal election happening this fall, students at Red Deer's cole Barrie Wilson Elementary School are getting a close up, big picture look at Canada's electoral maps.Mapping Democracy is runnin...
Apr 10, 2019
Donald Glover, Rihanna film to hit Amazon Saturday
LOS ANGELES - Donald Glover and Rihanna's secretive new film "Guava Island" is coming to Amazon Prime Video this weekend. Glover tweeted Wednesday that it'd be available to stream for free starting Sa...
Apr 10, 2019
CentreFest, Taste of Red Deer team up to support hospital
CentreFest, Central Alberta's largest street performer festival, is pleased to announce a partnership with the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation's Taste of Red Deer. On Friday, July 26 from 6 to 9 p...
Apr 10, 2019
Kenney takes pro-pipeline message to Fort McMurray, accuses NDP of selling out
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is taking his pro-pipeline message to the heart of Alberta's oilpatch where he's promising to push back on policies he says are hollowing...
Apr 10, 2019
Hundreds flock to Central Alberta Job Fair
At a time when finding the right job, or any job for that matter, can be difficult there are still some tried and true methods to stand out above the rest.Getting away from the computer is a good way ...
Apr 10, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Notley woos small-c conservatives, says UCP would attack minorities
CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is urging small-c conservatives to come on board because they share core values with her party and not Jason Kenney's United Conservatives.Notley says it's c...
Apr 10, 2019
Yahoo to pay $117.5M in latest settlement of massive breach
SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in ...
Apr 10, 2019
Facebook cracks down on groups spreading harmful information
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site - stepping up the compan...
Apr 10, 2019
Amazon's growing ties to oil industry irks some employees
NEW YORK - Amazon is getting cozy with the oil industry - and some employees aren't happy about it. The online shopping giant, which already works with BP and Shell, has been trying to woo more oil an...
Apr 10, 2019
Employee charged with assault in Texas plant explosion
DALLAS - Another senior employee at a chemical company is facing criminal charges connected to a 2017 explosion at a Houston-area plant following Hurricane Harvey. Michael Keough, vice-president of lo...
Apr 10, 2019