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Lebanon receives Interpol notice for ex-Nissan fugitive
BEIRUT - Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than face trial on financial misconduct charges in a dram...
Jan 04, 2020
Funeral for mother and son killed in Louisiana plane crash
LAFAYETTE, La. - Family and friends wearing purple and gold said goodbye Thursday to a Louisiana woman and her son who were on their way to see the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash. Gretchen...
Jan 04, 2020
Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, killing 1
NEW DELHI - A factory manufacturing batteries in the Indian capital caught fire and collapsed Thursday, killing one firefighter and injuring 19 others, officials said. A fire official said three peopl...
Jan 04, 2020
Copter crash kills Taiwan's top military officer, 7 others
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on Thursday, the defence ministry said. Five others...
Jan 03, 2020
Canada secures 1st victory at new ATP Cup
BRISBANE, Australia - Canada secured the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning their singles matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolaraki...
Jan 03, 2020
Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90
NEW YORK - Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, d...
Jan 03, 2020
'Friends on Ice' ringette tourney hits 36th year
The Red Deer Ringette Association is welcoming teams from as far away as Regina and Hinton this weekend to its annual 'Friends on Ice' tournament.Games run Jan. 3-5 at the G.H. Dawe Centre, the Collic...
Jan 03, 2020 Megan Kilpatrick, a centre for the U14AA Red Deer Rush, fires a shot on goal on day two of the 36th annual Friends on Ice tournament. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Rebels edged by Blades in overtime
The Red Deer Rebels lost a game in overtime for the first time this season as they fell 4-3 to the Saskatoon Blades Friday night at the Westerner Park Centrium. The Rebels fought of penalty trouble in...
Jan 03, 2020 (Photo: Rob Wallator)
Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone
PERTH, Australia - Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-ravaged corner of the country. Locals in Cobargo, in Ne...
Jan 03, 2020
Licensing costs could squeeze Uber drivers out of Red Deer
Uber says it could be on its way out of Red Deer pending the outcome of an upcoming debate by city council.The ridesharing company launched here in September 2017.On Monday, council will deliberate a ...
Jan 03, 2020 An Uber user searches for a ride in Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW file photo)