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Graco recalls car seats; says webbing may not hold child in crash
TORONTO - Graco Children’s products is recalling 1,393 child car seats in Canada due to a problem with harness webbing. An advisory from the company’s Canadian division says the recall cov...
May 25, 2017
Election 2017: City Councillors gearing up to seek re-election
Red Deerians can expect to see a lot of familiar names on the ballot when they go to elect the next city council this fall. Six of the nine current council members tell rdnewsNOW they will be seeking ...
May 25, 2017
Alabama executes man for 1982 murder-for-hire
ATMORE, Ala. - An inmate once called the “Houdini” of Alabama’s death row for escaping seven past execution dates through legal challenges was put to death early Friday for a 1982 mu...
May 25, 2017
DNA tests identify missing S. Korean girl from ferry sinking
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - DNA tests on bones found in ferry wreckage recently raised from the sea identified a South Korean high school student missing since the 2014 sinking that killed 304 people,...
May 25, 2017
Officials doubt reported discovery of 4 bodies on Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese officials cast doubt Thursday on the reported discovery of four bodies at the highest camp on Mount Everest, saying no climbers have been reported missing. Tourism Departme...
May 25, 2017
New Zealand test rocket makes it to space but not to orbit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - California-based company Rocket Lab said Thursday it had launched a test rocket into space from its New Zealand launch pad, although the rocket didn’t reach orbit as ho...
May 25, 2017
Florida woman finds python while doing laundry
COCOA, Fla. - Another day, another python in Florida. This time a woman found a python wrapped around her pet rat’s blanket while she was doing laundry. Juanita Tedesco called police after spott...
May 25, 2017
OPEC extends output cut, but big oil price increase unlikely
VIENNA - An alliance of many of the world’s biggest oil-producing nations extended their agreement to cut output for an additional nine months - an effort to support prices that will prove diffi...
May 25, 2017
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has plenty riding on Game 7 vs. Senators
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby was his usual cool self as he prepared for another monumental game in his already storied career. “You’ve got to refocus,” said the 29-year-old moments aft...
May 25, 2017
Memorial Cup Flashback: Huberdeau, Sea Dogs win first and only Memorial Cup
WINDSOR, Ont. - Jonathan Huberdeau remembers the Saint John Sea Dogs’ only Memorial Cup championship all too well. Saint John held a 2-1 lead late in the 2011 tournament final against the Ontari...
May 25, 2017