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Red Deer RCMP charge 63-year-old man with with criminal harassment
RED DEER- RCMP have laid charges against a man who is alleged to have broken into a female neighbour's home after a pattern of harassing behaviours. On July 2, Mounties responded to a report that a ma...
Aug 11, 2017
Hikers rescued from side of mountain
Hikers have an emergency beacon to thank for the help they received after a man was hit in the head with a rock while scaling the side of a mountain. On August 5 just after 8 p.m., RCMP responded to a...
Aug 11, 2017
Magdalene House hosting golf tournament to raise funds and awareness of human trafficking
Red Deer's Magdalene House Society is hoping to attract a few more participants to its fundraiser golf tournament happening next week. Magdalene House Society assists those who have been exploited thr...
Aug 11, 2017
Beyond bluster, US, NKorea in regular contact
WASHINGTON - Beyond the bluster, the Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, addressing Americans imprisoned in the communist count...
Aug 11, 2017
Thorsby/Breton RCMP kept busy with numerous crimes
It’s been a busy week for Thorsby and Breton RCMP after multiple thefts were reported, including one occurring at a cemetery. Mounties responded to two calls on August 9, the first being a break...
Aug 11, 2017
Wildrose party founder, Jeff Callaway, to run for leadership of UCP
CALGARY- The former president and founder of the Wildrose party is running for the leadership of the United Conservative Party. Jeff Callaway wants to lead the new amalgamation of the Wildrose and the...
Aug 11, 2017
NAFTA negotiations could mark end of era for Mexican exports
MEXICO CITY - President Donald Trump’s push to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement is putting Mexico in a tough spot, threatening the system that has helped turn the country into...
Aug 11, 2017
Ex-cop convicted of murder from days as alleged gang member
LOS ANGELES - A reputed gang member who beat a murder charge decades ago and went on to land a job as a police officer was convicted Thursday of the 30-year-old killing after DNA evidence put him at t...
Aug 11, 2017
UN: Islamic State is funding attacks, al-Qaida is resilient
The Islamic State extremist group is still capable of sending funds to supporters and motivating attacks in Europe and elsewhere despite military pressure and falling revenue - and al-Qaida remains re...
Aug 11, 2017
Palestinian leader curbs social media expression in decree
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has clamped down on social media and news websites - the main outlets for debate and dissent in the West Bank - with a vaguely wor...
Aug 11, 2017