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Stolen truck ditched near Bower Ponds following pursuit
A stolen truck was abandoned near Bower Ponds Wednesday night on the heels of a police pursuit that started west of Red Deer. Alberta RCMP Corporal Laurel Scott tells rdnewsNOW that the series of even...
Jul 16, 2020
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Diseas...
Jul 16, 2020
Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs
NEW YORK - Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chi...
Jul 16, 2020
Severe thunderstorm warnings, watches issued for central Alberta
Environment Canada say severe thunderstorms are in store for much of central Alberta this evening.A severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect for Red Deer County near Spruce View and Red Lodge Prov...
Jul 16, 2020
Spending at Red Deer's overdose prevention site watched closely: Turning Point
The agency that operates the temporary Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) in Red Deer says there are measures in place to prevent inappropriate spending like what's alleged to have occurred in Lethbridge....
Jul 16, 2020
Alberta changing access rules for continuing care facility visits
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on people in continuing care facilities and their families, and that changes are being made.As of July 2...
Jul 16, 2020
Alberta reports more than 100 new COVID-19 cases
Alberta's daily count of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen above 100 for the first time in more than two months.Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 120 new cases of the virus on Thursday. The last time the da...
Jul 16, 2020
Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser signs UFC contract extension
TORONTO - Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser, who is fighting on short notice as an injury replacement on the UFC's July 25 card in Abu Dhabi, has signed a contract extension covering fo...
Jul 16, 2020
Powell angry at NBA for limiting players to "cookie cutter" list of slogans
Norm Powell is angry that the NBA for limiting players to a "cookie-cutter" list of social justice messages. Social and racial justice is a theme of the NBA's restart in Florida, a...
Jul 16, 2020
Province says Jays cleared to play at home, but final decision lies with feds
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's looking forward to the Toronto Blue Jays playing at Rogers Centre this season after a member of his government said the Major League Baseball team has bee...
Jul 16, 2020