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US government broadcaster to punish workers for Soros report
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government’s international broadcasting agency says it will discipline employees responsible for a television report on philanthropist George Soros that violated its profes...
Oct 29, 2018
Suit says New Hampshire lawmaker hit porn film maker
LOS ANGELES - A New Hampshire state lawmaker producing and starring in a porn film assaulted his business partner in California after he felt his scenes didn’t go well, according to a civil laws...
Oct 29, 2018
Pedestrian hit by truck near Bower Place
An 82-year-old man is believed to be okay after he was hit by a truck early Monday afternoon near Bower Place Shopping Centre. RCMP confirm that around 12:15 p.m. a Ford truck hit the man close to Ben...
Oct 29, 2018
100s of Oregon 'witches' paddle down river, minus the brooms
PORTLAND, Ore. - Hundreds of “witches” traded in broomsticks for paddles in Oregon during the last weekend before Halloween. The costumed coven paddled six miles (10 kilometres) on boards ...
Oct 29, 2018
Canadian ski cross racer Duncan retires months after Pyeongchang controversy
Canadian ski cross racer Dave Duncan, who was involved in an alleged car theft and drunk-driving incident at the end of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, has announced his retirement. The 36-year-old fro...
Oct 29, 2018
Car strikes church, no one hurt
Investigators are looking into what caused a car to crash into a church in Red Deer's Oriole Park neighbourhood on Monday. Barry Wulff, Fire Safety Codes Officer with the City of Red Deer says the cra...
Oct 29, 2018
Man accused of threatening call to public safety minister found not guilty
CALGARY - A judge has found an Alberta man not guilty of making threats against Canada’s public safety minister. Alberta Justice says the charge against Sebastien Taylor has been dismissed. The ...
Oct 29, 2018
Three charged in north end crime spree
Two men and one woman are facing charges in connection to an incident last Thursday night where a police vehicle was rammed. It was October 25 at about 5:30 p.m. when RCMP members on patrol in north R...
Oct 29, 2018
No one injured in West Park house fire
Fortunately there were no injuries following a house fire in Red Deer's West Park neighbourhood on Monday. RDES Deputy Chief Bart Rowland says crews received the call shortly before 11:00 a.m. and saw...
Oct 29, 2018
Debate over sex work, Islamic head scarf, divides Quebec women's federation
MONTREAL - Members of Quebec’s most prominent women’s group are divided over whether to acknowledge prostitution as a freely chosen career and whether to support all Muslim female public s...
Oct 29, 2018