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Washington banning US flights to all Cuban cities but Havana
MIAMI - The Trump administration is banning U.S. flights to all Cuban cities except Havana in the latest move to roll back the Obama-era easing of relations, officials said Friday. Supporters of the b...
Oct 25, 2019
NDP health critic disappointed with no capital dollars for Red Deer Regional Hospital
The NDP Official Opposition's health critic is voicing his disappointment with the lack of any immediate capital funding for expansion of Red Deer Regional Hospital in the provincial budget. David She...
Oct 25, 2019 NDP Health Critic David Shepherd, pictured here at an AUPE rally at Red Deer Hospital in July, says the lack of funding for a new hospital is of great concern. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier second at Skate Canada
KELOWNA, B.C. - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit second after the short dance at Skate Canada. Toronto's Gilles and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., scored 82.58 points and narrowly trail Ame...
Oct 25, 2019
A list of actions being taken on climate change around the world
VANCOUVER - Fifteen young Canadians are suing the federal government over climate change. It's not the first climate change litigation. Here are five other cases: 1) An environmental group i...
Oct 25, 2019
Youths file lawsuit with Federal Court calling Ottawa to develop climate plan
VANCOUVER - A young plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government says she has suffered the debilitating consequences of Lyme disease because climate change has expanded the habitat of disease...
Oct 25, 2019
Safe Harbour disappointed over continued wait for shelter funding
Last March, Red Deer was promised a $7 million, 120-bed emergency homeless shelter by the then NDP Government of Alberta.That funding was not included in the UCP's first budget tabled Thursday. Mayor ...
Oct 25, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the pla...
Oct 25, 2019
Massive American Dream mall to open but will shoppers come?
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - More than two decades ago when a mega entertainment and shopping complex was being conceived on a vast swath of swamp land in New Jersey, the iPhone didn't exist, Amazon was on...
Oct 25, 2019
Toronto backup quarterbacks to get a shot in home finale against Redblacks
TORONTO - With little to play for in a season the Toronto Argonauts would like to forget, coach Corey Chamblin will give his backups an opportunity Saturday afternoon against Ottawa. Qu...
Oct 25, 2019
Leicester ties biggest EPL win with 9-0 rout of Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England - Leicester scored five first-half goals and another four after the break to destroy 10-man Southampton 9-0 on Friday and tie the biggest win in Premier League history. Manchester...
Oct 25, 2019