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Canada's Lafreniere leaves game vs Russia with lower-body injury at WJHC
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Team Canada forward Alexis Lafreniere suffered a lower-body injury during the second period of Canada's game against Russia on Saturday at the world junior hoc...
Dec 28, 2019
Advocacy and overcoming budget challenges highlight 2019 for Red Deer Public Schools
The last year was one of challenges, but also of successful advocacy on multiple fronts by Red Deer Public Schools.Challenges arose with respect to the division's financial situation, which faced $3.7...
Dec 28, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Lafreniere, Canada roar back to beat the United States at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada and the United States usually save their fireworks for later. Huge goals, big saves, moments of both triumph and heartbreak have peppered the intense rivalry at t...
Dec 28, 2019
Canada thumped by Russia, lose star Alexis Lafreniere to injury at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada was embarrassed 6-0 by Russia and also lost star winger Alexis Lafreniere to an apparent knee injury on a disastrous night for one of the tournament fav...
Dec 28, 2019
QuitCore program helps local residents quit tobacco
Local residents wishing to kick their tobacco habits can access the tools and support needed to build a tobacco-free lifestyle when QuitCore - a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) tobacco-cessation pr...
Dec 28, 2019
Chinook's Edge succeeds despite tough circumstances in 2019
The superintendent of Chinoook's Edge School Division will look upon 2019 fondly because in his estimation, they had success in spite of many difficult circumstances."We're dealing with challenging fi...
Dec 28, 2019
Rebels surge, but come up short in 2-1 loss to Oil Kings
The Red Deer Rebels were back at it after the holidays Friday, welcoming the Edmonton Oil Kings to the Westerner Park Centrium.Coming in, Red Deer had won five of its last seven, while Edmonton were w...
Dec 28, 2019 (Rob Wallator)
New Mexico police investigate killing of 4 on Christmas Day
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - Four people found dead on Christmas Day in a home in an Albuquerque suburb were members of the same family and the case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, authorities said T...
Dec 28, 2019
Texas sheriff: 2 dead, seven shot in music video 'ambush'
HOUSTON - Two men were killed and seven others were wounded by gunfire when a group filming a rap music video was "ambushed" near Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. The Harris County she...
Dec 28, 2019
Montreal airport refuellers vote in favour of New Year's Day strike
MONTREAL - The workers in charge of refuelling planes at Montreal's Trudeau and Mirabel airports could walk off the job on New Year's Day, which would likely disrupt the busy holiday travel ...
Dec 28, 2019