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Possible explosion stuns residents on north end of Rocky Mountain House
Clearwater Regional Fire is investigating the cause of a blaze on the north end of Rocky Mountain House on Friday afternoon. Video supplied Deputy Chief Shawn St. Peter says crews responded around 2:1...
Mar 01, 2019
Canadian centre back Kamal Miller signs contract with Orlando City SC
ORLAND, Fla. - Canadian Kamal Miller, a second-round draft pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, has signed with Orlando City SC. The 21-year-old centre back from Toronto, who went 27th overall in the draf...
Mar 01, 2019
U.S. and Canadian negotiators have 'frank' talks on Columbia River Treaty
WASHINGTON - A British Columbia cabinet minister monitoring negotiations with the United States over the future of the expiring Columbia River Treaty says talks have been “frank” around op...
Mar 01, 2019

From Brazil to Red Deer: A volunteer's journey
The extensive reach of the 2019 Canada Winter Games cannot be understated, and has been showcased over the last two weeks by people like Ester Pinheiro. The 21-year-old from Belo Horizonte, Brazil had...
Mar 01, 2019
The Latest: Marijuana legalization bill dying in Hawaii
HONOLULU - The Latest on marijuana legalization in Hawaii (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Legislation that would legalize marijuana in Hawaii is dying. The measure must pass out of the Senate Health Comm...
Mar 01, 2019
Governor: No reason to think Amazon might reconsider plan
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that his efforts to get Amazon back on board with a New York headquarters have not worked and that he doesn’t want the failed Amazon deal to drive other ...
Mar 01, 2019
After 'botch,' Walmart moves to keep disabled greeters
Walmart endured more than a week’s worth of bad publicity before announcing publicly that it was making “every effort” to find a role for disabled workers who had been threatened wit...
Mar 01, 2019
CFL players not happy about having to wait for their off-season bonuses
Rob Maver says CFL players aren’t a happy bunch as their union continues preparations for the start of collective bargaining negotiation with the league. The CFL Players’ Association and C...
Mar 01, 2019
Search into missing cryptocurrency turns up empty 'cold wallets:' Report
HALIFAX - The high-profile search for $190 million in missing cryptocurrency owed to users of the beleaguered QuadrigaCX trading platform has turned up a small amount of digital assets, but the intrig...
Mar 01, 2019

Stephen and Jordan say "Thanks, Red Deer!"
During the month of February, rdnewsNOW had the pleasure of having SAIT students Stephen Moore and Jorday Bay with us for four-week practicum assignments. They were great to have around and did some o...
Mar 01, 2019