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City council considers changes to water and wastewater infrastructure
Red Deer city council made short work of their first meeting since the election, considering just two items related to water and wastewater. First, council gave second and third readings to a change o...
Oct 30, 2017
Astros, Dodgers connect, riveting World Series onto Game 6
LOS ANGELES - At this rate, Justin Verlander might very well hit his first home run for real. A classically poor-hitting pitcher, the Houston ace knocked one over the wall last week at Dodger Stadium ...
Oct 30, 2017
Chiefs rename broadcast booths in honour of Len Dawson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Chiefs renamed the broadcast booths at Arrowhead Stadium in honour of Hall of Fame player and broadcaster Len Dawson before their game against the Denver Broncos on Monday night...
Oct 30, 2017
Astros' 10-inning win second-most-watched Game 5 since 2003
LOS ANGELES - Houston’s 13-12, 10-inning victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers was the second-most watched World Series Game 5 since 2003, trailing only the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 win over Cleve...
Oct 30, 2017
Unifor and U.S. commerce secretary agree on key NAFTA strategy: Dias
WASHINGTON - Unifor president Jerry Dias says he and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross have agreed that combating low Mexican wages is the key to breaking the impasse at NAFTA renegotiations. Bot...
Oct 30, 2017
Ottawa, Volkswagen, both want diesel vehicle investigation documents sealed
OTTAWA - The federal government has refused to provide records showing the scope of its investigation into the Volkswagen emissions-duping scandal in Canada and the Germany automaker is now seeking a ...
Oct 30, 2017
Woman charged with impaired driving for fatal crash in August
Local Mounties have laid impaired driving charges following a fatal crash this summer west of Red Deer. It was on August 5 at approximately 11:15 p.m. when Blackfalds RCMP along with Red Deer County a...
Oct 30, 2017
Lawyers to inspect, diagram Las Vegas shooting site
LAS VEGAS - A judge will allow lawyers for a California woman who was critically wounded in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival to inspect and photograph the concert site. The grou...
Oct 30, 2017
Judy Martz, first female governor of Montana, dies at 74
HELENA, Mont. - Montana’s only female governor and lieutenant governor, whose fiscal success running the state was overshadowed by scandal and gaffes, has died. Judy Martz, who had been battling...
Oct 30, 2017
Feds still committed to NAFTA, says Trudeau; won't discuss Harper letter
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking the high road on a letter from his Conservative predecessor Stephen Harper that says the current federal government has been caught “napping on N...
Oct 30, 2017