Author Archives: rdnews@socastdigital.com
RCMP honour local businesses and citizen for extraordinary crime reduction efforts
Red Deer RCMP took some time Wednesday morning to recognize members of the community who have recently gone above and beyond to assist local Mounties in their crime reduction efforts. During a ceremon...
Apr 18, 2018
Simply the best? UK critics praise Tina Turner stage musical
LONDON - British theatre critics on Wednesday praised a new stage musical about the life of Tina Turner - one that also has the approval of the star herself. Turner was in the audience for the opening...
Apr 18, 2018
A look at Bill Cosby's testimony about quaaludes
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Jurors at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial on Wednesday heard his damaging testimony about giving a sedative to women before sex. Cosby, who was deposed in 2005 and 2006 as ...
Apr 18, 2018
Flooded Alberta First Nation working on making roads passable
SIKSIKA, Alta. - A First Nation east of Calgary is working on making roads passable as many rural areas of southern Alberta contend with overland flooding. “Road conditions are showing signs of ...
Apr 18, 2018
From shelter to castle: The 'fairy tale' of Meghan Markle's Ontario-adopted pup
A dog adopted from an Ontario rescue home has proved to be of royal pedigree after having been whisked off to the United Kingdom to live with owner Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. When Guy the beagle ...
Apr 18, 2018
Largest maker of bump stocks will stop accepting orders
LOS ANGELES - The largest manufacturer of bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, announced Wednesday that it will stop taking orders and shut down its...
Apr 18, 2018
Professional wrestling great Bruno Sammartino dies at 82
He was professional wrestling’s ultimate good guy. The son of Italian immigrants, Bruno Sammartino fled the Nazis as a child and built a career beating a string of bad guys that thrilled fans an...
Apr 18, 2018
Alberta Children's Services employee charged with child pornography
EDMONTON – Police say an Alberta Children’s Services worker faces child pornography charges after thousands of photos were discovered on his work computers. The Internet Child Exploitation...
Apr 18, 2018
'Face-Off' ghost statue unveiled at Servus Arena
The City of Red Deer has unveiled the latest installment in its public art Ghost Collection. 'Face-Off' now sits outside the entrance to the brand new Servus Arena and brings the total number of ghost...
Apr 18, 2018
'She was fantastic:' Funeral held for Broncos team trainer killed in bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Brenden Prokopchuk wrote Dayna Brons a love letter for their five-year anniversary, not knowing she would die a few weeks later. He told her that he was lucky to have her as his best...
Apr 18, 2018