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Diana Ross feels 'violated' by airport screener's touching
NEW ORLEANS - Diana Ross says she feels "violated" by an airport screener who touched her between her legs after she performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In a series of tweets on S...
May 05, 2019
Self-improvement guru set to face 'sex slave' accusers
NEW YORK - It was called "collateral" - nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their "masters" to ensure obedience...
May 05, 2019
Feds propose making some employers offer menstrual products for free at work
OTTAWA - Workers in federally regulated workplaces should have access to free menstrual products, the Canadian government says in a proposal published Friday. The government wants to put menstrua...
May 05, 2019
Green Deer sign-up party at Parkland Mall
The City of Red Deer, in conjunction with community partners the Kerry Wood Nature Centre and TD Bank, are holding a BBQ in hopes residents will come and register for the ongoing Green Deer initiative...
May 05, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
CBC must diversify revenue to protect it from political whims, president says
MONTREAL - The CBC must continually look for new commercial revenue streams - particularly internationally - as a way to protect itself from the whims of politicians, the public broadcaster's pre...
May 05, 2019
AHS promoting STOP! Clean Your Hands Day
CALGARY - Alberta Health Services (AHS) celebrates the annual STOP! Clean Your Hands Day on May 6. This national campaign encourages AHS staff, physicians, volunteers, patients and their families, and...
May 05, 2019
Auger-Aliassime beats fellow Canadian Shapovalov, will play Nadal in Madrid
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Auger-Aliassime took the vict...
May 05, 2019
Hospital patients ditching gowns for quicker recovery
A pilot project at Red Deer Regional Hospital is helping patients speed up their own recovery.The project called End PJ Paralysis was already being utilized in Calgary and Edmonton, and launched in tw...
May 05, 2019 (Sharon McCutcheon)
Canadian firm WSP finding new work in Saudi Arabia despite diplomatic dispute
OTTAWA - At least one Canadian-based company is optimistic about its prospects in Saudi Arabia, a bullishness that comes as businesses fret about their future in the kingdom following a...
May 05, 2019
Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate action infighting: McKenna
OTTAWA - Canadian dithering about climate action could put France's support for the Canada-Europe free trade agreement at risk, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. McKenna ...
May 05, 2019