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New foreign minister presses for Canadian detainees with China counterpart
OTTAWA - Canada's new foreign affairs minister hit the ground running this weekend, spending an hour in face-to-face talks with his Chinese counterpart over the fate of two Canadian men that the Trude...
Nov 26, 2019
Five things to know about the CN Rail strike
OTTAWA - The week-long strike of about 3,200 workers at the Canadian National Railway Co. is set to end after the Teamsters Canada union reached a tentative agreement with the company. The w...
Nov 26, 2019
Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired the Navy's top official, ending a stunning clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL accused of war c...
Nov 26, 2019
Embiid latest in long list of NBA stars to be shut down by Raptors
TORONTO - A humorous meme of Joel Embiid made the rounds of social media Monday night after Philadelphia's seven-foot centre went scoreless for the first time in his NBA career. It was ...
Nov 26, 2019
CFL teams, league all must answer plenty of questions this off-season
TORONTO - As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers continue to celebrate ending their dubious Grey Cup drought, the CFL off-season has officially started for the league's eight other teams. Both the CFL...
Nov 26, 2019
Alberta puts freeze on more photo radar devices as part of 'cash cow' review
EDMONTON - Alberta is putting a freeze on more photo radar while it digs deeper into data to make sure the devices are used for safety and not as a cash cow.Transportation Minister Ric McIver says tha...
Nov 26, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Possible armed robbery call leads to arrest of man wanted on outstanding warrants
A 911 call to Red Deer RCMP about a possible armed robbery at a downtown bank Monday morning led to the arrest of a man wanted on outstanding warrants.According to RCMP, police received the call at 9:...
Nov 26, 2019
Male youth arrested in Red Deer RCMP high-risk arrest
Charges are pending against a 16-year-old male after police executed a high-risk arrest in Red Deer's Eastview Estates neighbourhood on Monday.City Mounties responded to an address on Ellenwood Dr. at...
Nov 26, 2019
Sentencing proceedings begin for former Red Deer Mountie convicted of breach of trust
A Crown prosecutor says a former Red Deer Mountie found guilty of breach of trust brought disgrace upon the RCMP with his actions. Photini Papadathou made the comments in Red Deer Court of Queen's Ben...
Nov 26, 2019 Jason Tress (left) and defence lawyer Robb Beeman are shown leaving the Red Deer Courthouse on Sept. 24, 2019. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Kim hits 25-foot putt to capture LPGA finale, $1.5M prize
NAPLES, Fla. - With the richest prize in women's golf history riding on the outcome, Sei Young Kim delivered the ultimate money putt. Even if she didn't even know the score. Kim was tied for the lead ...
Nov 26, 2019