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Saskatoon retrofits fleet so residents can get a good night's sleep
SASKATOON - It's not quite the sound of silence, but residents of Saskatoon might sleep more peacefully now that the city has replaced backup alarms on some of its maintenance vehi...
Feb 13, 2020
Next Man Up: Raptors keep winning despite consistently missing key players
TORONTO - Nick Nurse's ability to roll with the roster punches goes back to his D League days, when he rarely knew from one game to the next which players he'd have in uniform. And so it wasn't surpri...
Feb 13, 2020
Depleted Wolfpack beaten by Wigan, suffer third straight Super League loss
WIGAN, England - The depleted Toronto Wolfpack suffered their third straight Super League loss, beaten 32-10 by the Wigan Warriors on Thursday. For the third consecutive week, the transatlantic r...
Feb 13, 2020
School districts concerned with government funding changes
Red Deer's two largest school districts are dipping into reserves this year to offset government funding cuts.The reductions were revealed this week through a Freedom of Information request by the Alb...
Feb 13, 2020
CN shuts down eastern rail network, Via service due to anti-pipeline blockades
OTTAWA - Canadian National Railway Co. says it must shut down its entire train network in Eastern Canada due to protesters blockades.The company says that means stopping all transcontinental trains ac...
Feb 13, 2020
NDP throne speech in B.C. highlights accomplishments at midway point of mandate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government touted new funding supplements for children and youth in care, expansion of commuter service into the Fraser Valley and paid leave for people fle...
Feb 13, 2020
Feds open air-traveller complaint inquiry over claims airlines mislead about delays
OTTAWA - The Canadian Transportation Agency has announced an inquiry under new passenger-rights rules after receiving multiple complaints from travellers about flight delays. The investigation was ann...
Feb 13, 2020
Nurses rally in Red Deer during province-wide demonstration
Nearly 90 local union members took their health care and bargaining concerns to the constituency office of Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan on Thursday.The noon hour information walk that began at Cit...
Feb 13, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Jets players happy to stick with Maurice, say bad stretches are 'on everyone'
WINNIPEG - Paul Maurice got ringing endorsements Thursday from his players and boss after he signed a multi-year contract extension this week to remain head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. They praised hi...
Feb 13, 2020
Rebels land first pick for new WHL U.S. Prospects Draft
The Red Deer Rebels will select first overall in the 2020 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft after winning the lottery for the draft. The inaugural WHL U.S. Prospects Draft is scheduled to be held Wednesday, Ma...
Feb 13, 2020