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Ponoka RCMP arrest male suspect after carjacking
A 42-year-old man faces several charges following a carjacking in Ponoka. Mounties say it was at about 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 when a member of the RCMP Integrated Traffic Unit noticed a suspicious vehic...
Sep 04, 2019
Argos general manager Jim Popp not looking to shuffle CFL team's roster
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are in the East Division basement, but GM Jim Popp isn't looking to shuffle his roster. Toronto (1-9) has dropped three straight to stand fourth in the East Division, f...
Sep 04, 2019
City council approves new downtown police officers
The City of Red Deer is dedicating more police officers to the downtown area. During Wednesday's Mid-Year Budget Review meeting at City Hall, council reallocated funds to add three new members to the ...
Sep 04, 2019 The City of Red Deer is adding more police officers to its Downtown Unit (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Conservation group: Bolivia fires ravaged big cat habitat
RIO DE JANEIRO - A conservation group says one of Latin America's key habitats for jaguars suffered extensive devastation during fires in Bolivia. The South America director for the New York-based Pan...
Sep 04, 2019
Some in flooded Quebec town angry new dike will block their waterfront views
MONTREAL - Some lakeside residents of a town northwest of Montreal that was severely flooded last spring after a dike ruptured are now upset the government's repairs to the structure will ob...
Sep 04, 2019
Red Deer RCMP investigating possible sexual assault
Red Deer RCMP are looking for the victim of a possible sexual assault after an incident was reported in August. Mounties say the alleged incident took place on Aug. 17 at approximately 9:00 p.m. They ...
Sep 04, 2019
The art of sloganeering: How many ways can politicians say 'change'?
OTTAWA - Change. Forward. Together. For you. They are the buzzwords of political campaigns worldwide, used time and again in various combinations, to sum up a campaign theme in few enough letters...
Sep 04, 2019
‘Forgotten Seniors’ Support Drive this weekend
The second annual 'Forgotten Seniors' Support Drive is happening in Red Deer this weekend. Everyone is invited to the Port-o-Call Safeway this Saturday, Sept. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to enjoy "Alb...
Sep 04, 2019
Canadian couples trapped in Bahamas during Hurricane Dorian are safe: daughter
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says her parents and their friends are safe after riding out Hurricane Dorian in the attic of a home in the Bahamas. Kristin Dudley said in a brief phon...
Sep 04, 2019
Red Deer Public Schools superintendent to retire next year
The superintendent for Red Deer Public Schools has announced that this school year will be his last at the helm.Stu Henry confirms he will retire in 2020."When I took the job five years ago, I made it...
Sep 04, 2019 Red Deer Public School District superintendent Stu Henry is set to retire from the role at the conclusion of this school year in 2020.