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Desjardins CEO defends his bank in front of legislators amid massive data breach
QUEBEC - Desjardins Group President and CEO Guy Cormier defended his bank on Thursday, following revelations that one of its employees stole data belonging to all 4.2 million of th...
Nov 21, 2019

Homegrown Winnipeg Blue Bombers keen to end their city's Grey Cup drought
CALGARY - The local talent on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers roster made decisions to come home during their football careers. CFL rushing leader Andrew Harris, receiver Nic Demski, lin...
Nov 21, 2019

MADD Red Deer to host candlelight vigil of hope and remembrance
As central Albertans celebrate the holiday season, officials with the Red Deer chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), encourage you to attend a candlelight vigil on Saturday night to honour ...
Nov 21, 2019 (MADD Canada)

Bale in Madrid jibe after helping Wales reach Euro 2020
Gareth Bale laughed and danced with his Welsh international teammates behind a flag that had the message: "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In That Order." The forward can look forward to playing in another major...
Nov 21, 2019

Ron MacLean says he doesn't believe former co-host Don Cherry is racist
EDMONTON - Days after addressing Don Cherry's dismissal during a "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast, sports broadcaster Ron MacLean said that he doesn't believe his former co-host is racist....
Nov 21, 2019

US agency to consider expanded drilling in Alaska reserve
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Trump administration will consider a new management plan and expanded oil drilling for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, an Indiana-size area that former Interior Secretar...
Nov 21, 2019

Grain Growers of Canada seeks action on farming crisis
The following letter was sent to all Federal and Provincial agriculture Ministers across Canada on November 21, 2019 on behalf of all members of Grain Growers of Canada.November 21, 2019Dear Ministers...
Nov 21, 2019

Police execute search warrant Wednesday in Inglewood, one arrested
A man was arrested during a police incident in Red Deer's Inglewood neighbourhood on Wednesday. Police surrounded a home located on Ivany Close at around noon and remained there until the early evenin...
Nov 21, 2019 A man was arrested after police executed a search warrant Wednesday in Inglewood. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

How GM ended up suing its crosstown rival
DETROIT - Automakers sue each other on occasion, but no one in Detroit can remember one accusing another of bribing union officials to get an unfair labour cost advantage. Yet that's what happened Wed...
Nov 21, 2019

WeWork cuts nearly 20% of workforce in restructuring effort
NEW YORK - WeWork is slashing nearly 20% of its workforce, embarking on a painful restructuring of its money-losing operation that doomed its stock market debut and left the office-sharing company on ...
Nov 21, 2019