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Attorneys seek information on aborted Alabama execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Execution team members stuck an inmate repeatedly in the lower legs, ankles and groin in effort to find a usable vein before the state called off the lethal injection, according to ...
Feb 23, 2018
Senators move Brassard to Penguins in three-team deal, get 2018 first-round pick
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators continue to make moves as the NHL trade deadline quickly approaches. Ottawa acquired goaltending prospect Filip Gustavsson, defenceman Ian Cole, a 2018 first-round draft p...
Feb 23, 2018
NewsAlert: Canada's Sebastien Toutant wins gold medal in Olympic big air
BOKWANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s Sebastien Toutant has won gold in men’s big air at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The 25-year-old from L’Assomption, Que., scored 84.75 points o...
Feb 23, 2018
Missing Alberta plane with four people on board found in U.S., no survivors
CALGARY - A plane from southern Alberta with four people on board that was reported missing in the United States has been found with no survivors. John Kaupp says his brother, father and two family fr...
Feb 23, 2018
ICYMI: The Week That Was
In a new weekly segment on rdnewsNOW.com, the news team takes a look back at some of the most noteworthy local news stories from the past week…
Feb 23, 2018
Central Alberta Tourism Alliance launching new website
Growing tourism throughout the region is the goal behind the Central Alberta Tourism Alliance's launch of a new website in 2018. Jerry Pratt, Economic Development Officer with Clearwater County, says ...
Feb 23, 2018
B.C. budget's housing, child care measures good for business: premier
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s premier says his government’s focus on housing and child care in this week’s budget is good for the province’s businesses. John Horgan told the G...
Feb 23, 2018
Retirement savings fund launched to support Ezra Levant's Rebel Media
TORONTO - Ezra Levant’s Rebel Media has teamed up with a wealth management firm to launch a retirement saving fund geared toward Canadians who want to invest in the highly controversial and cons...
Feb 23, 2018
Frozen February to make way for Mild March in Red Deer area
It’s been a frigid February in Central Alberta, but warmer weather is on the way. Though temperatures in and around Red Deer dipped quite a bit in December and January, they averaged right aroun...
Feb 23, 2018
Manitoba joins Canada climate change plan, province to get up to $67 million
WINNIPEG - Manitoba has agreed to a deal with Ottawa that could see the province receive up to $67 million to reduce carbon emissions. After more than a year of resisting Manitoba has joined the Pan-C...
Feb 23, 2018