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Besides lava and ash, Hawaii volcano is pumping out 'vog'
HONOLULU - Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has had it all over the past three weeks: molten rock shooting toward the sky, lava oozing from the ground and ash clouds rising miles into the ...
May 28, 2018
Dismayed Colombians weigh uneasy options in runoff race
BOGOTA - It was the outcome millions of Colombians had hoped to avoid: A bitter runoff between two presidential candidates whose polarizing viewpoints once again leave the nation divided. In order to ...
May 28, 2018
Rocky Mountain House RCMP seize drugs from long weekend
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE- A Red Deer man is facing Criminal Code charges after Rocky RCMP responded to a suspicious vehicle during their off highway patrols over the May long weekend. At approximately 12:...
May 28, 2018
Lacombe selected as 2019 Canada Games Torch Relay stop
LACOMBE- The City of Lacombe is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a torch relay stop for the 2019 Canada Games Torch Relay on February 2, as part of the 2019 Canada Winter Games. “...
May 28, 2018
Tammy Cunnnington wins silver at Para World Series swimming event
LIGNANO SIBBIADORO, ITALY- Tammy Cunnington of Red Deer, won the silver medal in the women's 50-m breaststroke on Friday to highlight Canadian performances at the fourth stop on the Para swimming Worl...
May 28, 2018
Pakistan's former spy chief banned from travel over book
ISLAMABAD - The former head of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency has been banned from travel and will face a formal inquiry over a book he co-authored with his former Indian counterpart. Maj. Gen. ...
May 28, 2018
Bentley protests loss of mail services
BENTLEY – The Town of Bentley held a public rally in support of the town’s post office on Monday. Parcel mail service is being removed from the town and there will be a complete shut down ...
May 28, 2018
Review to probe three N.L. inmate deaths: 'We want to find out what is going on'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador has announced an independent review of three deaths in provincial jails since August - including two young women in the last five weeks - as grieving...
May 28, 2018
Celebrate the 12th Annual Central Alberta Children’s Festival
RED DEER- Join Family Services of Central Alberta in celebrating the 12th Annual Central Alberta Children's Festival on June 1 and 2 at Recreation Park. In the 12 years since its inception, the Centra...
May 28, 2018
Watchdog called into investigate two fatal police shootings in N.S., P.E.I.
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - An independent police watchdog has been brought in to investigate separate police shootings over the weekend that left two men dead in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. The Nova Scotia Serio...
May 28, 2018