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Gas prices drop as province scraps carbon tax
Gas prices in Red Deer fell as much as seven cents on Thursday as the United Conservatives cancelled the provincial tax on gasoline and home heating fuels put in place by the NDP.An Alberta carbon tax...
May 30, 2019 The price of gas in Red Deer fell 7 cents between 9 a.m. (left) and 4 p.m. on Thursday (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
CBC head defends coverage after Scheer suggests too much focus on U.S. politics
OTTAWA - The CEO of the CBC is defending its coverage of American politics after Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer suggested the public broadcaster places too much emphasis on the United Sta...
May 30, 2019
Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom
OXON HILL, Md. - Akash Vukoti no longer stands out at the Scripps National Spelling Bee for his age, not with a record 23 spellers competing this year who are 9 or younger. But he's the only member of...
May 30, 2019
Rare white young killer whale swimming off the British Columbia coast
VANCOUVER - A rare white killer whale has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia. Jared Towers, an orca ecologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says the young transient killer whale w...
May 30, 2019
Smaller group for Rebels prospects camp this weekend
It's happening at the same place at the same time of year, but this weekend's Red Deer Rebels Prospects Camp will have a new look.Where as in past years the team invited a fairly large group that incl...
May 30, 2019
Provincial officials update wildfire situation
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen, Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu and officials provide an update Thursday afternoon on the Alberta wildfire situation.About 10,000 Albertans hav...
May 30, 2019
Louisiana's Democratic governor signs abortion ban into law
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana's Democratic governor signed a ban on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy Thursday, a move that puts him squarely in line with the leaders of other conservative So...
May 30, 2019
Watchdog slams former grain commissioner for post-employment ethics violations
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says a former acting head of the Canadian Grain Commission took improper advantage of his public office when he went to work for one of the country's largest ...
May 30, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps hope club's history provides lessons for victory
VANCOUVER - A lot has changed in the soccer world in the 40 years since the Vancouver Whitecaps captured a North American Soccer League championship. Players have different haircuts now and don't ofte...
May 30, 2019
Feeling Aretha's spirit, J Hud honours icon at Pulitzers
NEW YORK - With bad weather in Chicago on Monday and her flight cancelled, Jennifer Hudson fretted at the thought of missing her performance at Tuesday's Pulitzer Prize awards ceremony to pay tribute ...
May 30, 2019