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Bantam AAA Rebels drop double-OT heartbreaker in provincial final
The Red Deer Bantam AAA Rebels came agonizingly close to winning a provincial title Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers scored with just 19 seconds left in the third period, th...
Mar 27, 2019
Charlie Montoyo set for MLB managerial debut as regular season opens
TORONTO - When the Toronto Blue Jays open the 2019 season against the Detroit Tigers Thursday afternoon, it will mark not only a new beginning for a team trending towards a more youthful core, but a f...
Mar 27, 2019
Lacombe-Ponoka NDP candidate asks, "Who do you trust?"
Economic diversification and reconciliation are priorities for NDP candidate Doug Hart the riding of Lacombe-Ponoka. A New Democrat for 35 years, Hart says this is his fifth time running for MLA in th...
Mar 27, 2019
Canucks defenceman Hughes 'feeling good,' expected to make NHL debut Thursday
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes won’t be looking to put on a show when he makes his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks. “I don’t think I need to do anything special,” the 19-year-ol...
Mar 27, 2019
Mother, two sons, died in Surrey, B.C., crash, deaths are suspicious: police
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a mother and her two sons were the victims of a single-vehicle collision in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday and their deaths are being treated as suspicious. The RCMP say investigat...
Mar 27, 2019
Anglin: GSAs save lives
The following is an opinion piece submitted by Joe Anglin, Alberta Party candidate for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of rdnewsNOW or the Ji...
Mar 27, 2019
Kenney announces UCP plan to tackle crime in Alberta
EDMONTON – United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says if he were premier he would throw out a policy that directs Alberta’s Crown prosecutors to abandon some criminal cases to make sure ...
Mar 27, 2019
Nothing could be done to stop emaciated grizzly that killed mom, baby: coroner
WHITEHORSE - There was nothing a woman could have done to prevent a predatory attack by a starving grizzly bear that killed her and her 10-month-old daughter, the Yukon Coroner’s Service has con...
Mar 27, 2019
Red Deer's new top cop aims to change city's perception
Red Deer's new top cop is hoping to change the narrative surrounding the city's crime rate. Superintendent Gerald Grobmeier says significant strides have been made over the past two years in reducing ...
Mar 27, 2019
Local canola producer says politics getting in the way of science in trade dispute with China
China said Wednesday it has suspended a second major Canadian canola exporter over alleged safety concerns, further deepening a diplomatic row set off by Canada’s decision to detain a top execut...
Mar 27, 2019