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Red Deer photo radar locations: June 16 - 30
Red Deer RCMP has released the list of locations where drivers can expect to see photo radar for the next two weeks. School zones/playground zones: Oak Street, Jewell Street, 59 Avenue, Pamely Avenue,...
Jun 13, 2018
Science Says: What happens when researchers make mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes, but when scientists do, the remedy goes far beyond saying you’re sorry. Two fresh examples show how some journals and universities react when the need arises to set the ...
Jun 13, 2018
Woman says Mormon church knew of her abuser's history
SALT LAKE CITY - A woman who says a former Mormon missionary leader raped her in the 1980s accused church officials in a new court filing this week of knowing about the man’s prior sexual miscon...
Jun 13, 2018
No Coke, no Pepsi: Bottlers leave Mexican city hit by crime
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans are among the biggest soda drinkers in the world, so residents of the southern city of Ciudad Altamirano were hit hard when first Coca-Cola then Pepsi closed their distribution ...
Jun 13, 2018
Court Briefs: June 13
Trial has been scheduled for a man accused of holding up an Innisfail pub at gunpoint. The robbery happened on the night of Oct. 5, 2017. Shots were fired and cash was stolen but no one was injured. S...
Jun 13, 2018
Celebrity deaths force media to examine suicide reporting
NEW YORK - The deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have caused media organizations to look at how they cover suicide and whether more could be done to prevent copycat kil...
Jun 13, 2018
NASA rover knocked out as gigantic dust storm envelops Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials sai...
Jun 13, 2018
Primary election lesson for GOP: Don't cross the president
WASHINGTON - Don’t cross President Donald Trump. That’s the lesson many Republicans are drawing from Rep. Mark Sanford’s surprise defeat Tuesday in his primary election in South Caro...
Jun 13, 2018
Police investigate elder abuse of Marvel Comics' Stan Lee
Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Stan Lee that come amid a struggle over the life and fortune of the 95-year-old Marvel Comics mogul, court documents showed Wednesda...
Jun 13, 2018
Ivana Trump promotes Italian weight-loss diet system
NEW YORK - Ivana Trump, the former wife of President Donald Trump who once appeared with him in a commercial for Pizza Hut, wants America to lose some weight. The businesswoman on Wednesday launched a...
Jun 13, 2018