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Raspberry-inspired drink wins Dry9 mocktail contest
A mocktail inspired by a surplus of raspberries was crowned the inaugural Dry9 mocktail contest winner. Rebecca McMurray from Lacombe was declared the contest winner for her Hibiscus Raspberry Mojito....
May 29, 2018
Bail decision for former hostage Joshua Boyle expected Friday
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle, awaiting trial on assault charges, is slated to hear Friday whether he’ll be released on bail. Ontario Court Justice Robert Wadden is expected to h...
May 29, 2018

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week: Victim impact statements
In an effort to raise awareness of National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, rdnewsNOW is taking a look at three different facets of what is available to someone when they become a victim. When so...
May 29, 2018

QuickQuotes: Ottawa's $4.5B Trans Mountain play welcomed, condemned
OTTAWA - Some of what was said Tuesday about the federal government’s plan to spend $4.5 billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and all of Kinder Morgan Canada’s core assets, part of a...
May 29, 2018

Penis Sheath From The Forests Of New Guinea
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Penis Sheath Within the Ripley collection of rare artifacts and curious treasures are a few oddities that would make some of us blush, but as our Vice Pres...
May 29, 2018
Tesla in Autopilot mode crashes into California police car
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - Authorities say a Tesla sedan in Autopilot mode has crashed into a parked police cruiser in Southern California. Police Sgt. Jim Cota says the officer was not in the cruiser dur...
May 29, 2018

Maple Leaf winger Zach Hyman writes the book on the power of imagination
TORONTO - Zach Hyman is living his dream. But the Toronto Maple Leafs winger wants to ensure others get to live theirs. Away from the ice, Hyman writes children’s books. And his message is simpl...
May 29, 2018

CTV pulls 'Roseanne' from its television and streaming platforms
TORONTO - CTV says it is pulling “Roseanne” from its television and streaming platforms following a racist tweet on Tuesday by the show’s star Roseanne Barr. CTV Communications tweet...
May 29, 2018

France's Macron to meet Trudeau, visit Montreal ahead of G7 summit in Quebec
OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week in Ottawa before the two sit down with their G7 counterparts for the leaders’ summit in La ...
May 29, 2018

Homeowners cry folly on skate park plan for east Blackfalds
Residents of an east side neighbourhood in Blackfalds are up in arms over the Town’s apparent decision to move old skate park equipment onto an existing greenspace. The Town decided in January i...
May 29, 2018