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Alberta education minister releases new guidelines for school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says seclusion rooms in schools will not be banned, but only used as a last resort when a student poses significant and imminent danger to themselves or others....
Oct 23, 2019
Two women arrested for crashes involving stolen vehicle
Two women are facing charges after a vehicle stolen from Sylvan Lake was involved in multiple collisions in Red Deer. At approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a call for a stol...
Oct 23, 2019
Premier Kenney to speak in television address tonight
On the eve of the provincial budget, Premier Jason Kenney is taking to the airwaves to speak to Albertans.Kenney will speak in a televised address that will air at 6:10 p.m. on Global News. it will al...
Oct 23, 2019
'Meet the Author' event this weekend
Red Deer Public Library is inviting the public to meet featured authors and learn about their books from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, October 25, at the Timberlands Branch (300 Timothy Drive). Oct...
Oct 23, 2019
Calgary-based contractor wanted for fraud in Saskatchewan
==Mounties in Saskatchewan believe a man wanted in relation to a three-year-old fraud investigation is in Alberta, and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for his arrest.In December of 2016, the Yor...
Oct 23, 2019
Three arrested in motorcycle gang drug trafficking bust to face preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing will take place next spring for three people arrested after police busted a Red Deer outlaw motorcycle gang for drug trafficking earlier this year.Charges were laid in April foll...
Oct 23, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
SAN FRANCISCO - Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that took just minutes to complete a calculation that ...
Oct 23, 2019
Red Deer Mounties host 'Coffee with a Cop'
Red Deerians had a chance to interact informally with local RCMP members on Wednesday to discuss anything they wanted.'Coffee with a Cop' was held at a north end coffee shop allowing Mounties to hear ...
Oct 23, 2019 Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Gerald Grobmeier (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Greens elect MPs in New Brunswick and B.C., but barely increase seat total
VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May says increasing her party's seat total by one in Monday's federal election is a bigger victory than it seems and should not be considered a disappointment. The Gr...
Oct 23, 2019
Calgary man found guilty in grandson's death appeals manslaughter conviction
CALGARY - A Calgary man found guilty in the death of his five-year-old grandson is appealing his manslaughter conviction. A notice of appeal filed today on behalf of Allan Perdomo Lopez says he a...
Oct 23, 2019