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All are safe after WestJet flight returns to Calgary over fire in cargo hold
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board sent investigators to Calgary International Airport on Thursday after a WestJet passenger plane was forced to return after taking off. The board said there wa...
Jun 14, 2018
Feds set new standards for trucks, buses to cut tailpipe emissions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says transport trucks and school buses built after 2020 will have to be more efficient and produce fewer greenhouse gases. New regulations announced tod...
Jun 14, 2018
Oh, Rats! History Was Wrong About The Plague!
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Jun 14, 2018
Top court to rule on accreditation of B.C. Christian university's law school
VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to release its decision Friday on whether law societies have the right to deny accreditation to a proposed law school at a Christian university in Britis...
Jun 14, 2018
Seaweed for cows? Researcher says oceans may provide plentiful livestock feed
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - It is a long way between prairie ranchland where cattle graze and ocean waters where seaweed blooms, but Canadian scientists want to study whether red algae can one day be used as ...
Jun 14, 2018
City Hall evacuated for noon hour alarm
Red Deer City Hall was evacuated for about 45 minutes after a smoke alarm was activated on the building's main floor Thursday afternoon. That according to Platoon Chief Chuck Reuther with Red Deer Eme...
Jun 14, 2018
Jurassic World crew reacts to real-world volcanic disasters
HONOLULU - The lava pours from the ceilings. It explodes from the mountaintop. It creeps, then pours and roars down the mountainside as people frantically try to escape - with dinosaurs chasing after ...
Jun 14, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs announce Newfoundland Growlers as new ECHL affiliate
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced the Newfoundland Growlers will be their new ECHL affiliate for the upcoming season. The Growlers, who will play at Mile One Centre in St...
Jun 14, 2018
Former Humboldt Bronco Graysen Cameron thrilled to join Optimist Chiefs coaching staff
A local player who was injured in the tragic bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos is returning to Red Deer as a coach. Graysen Cameron is joining the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs as an assistant coach...
Jun 14, 2018
Analytics on offer for World Cup teams with FIFA providing stats tablets
The advance in technology at the World Cup is evident in more than use of VAR (Video Assistant Referee). The 32 teams will have stats tablets to see in-game positional data on players and the ball. It...
Jun 14, 2018