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Mountie on trial denies asking woman in custody to lift shirt
A Red Deer RCMP officer says that at no point did he ask a woman in custody to lift her shirt and how him her breasts.Jason Tress, 32, has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and breach of trust and ...
Jun 20, 2019
Red Deer RCMP lead drug seizure, four arrested
Four people have been arrested and large quantities of drugs seized following a multi-agency investigation led by Red Deer RCMP.In total, 17 charges are being laid after seizures in Red Deer, Calgary,...
Jun 20, 2019 Sgt. Robert Schultz and Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer overlook items seized in a recent series of search warrants executed around central Alberta. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Top NHL draft prospects Jack Hughes, Kaapo Kakko know they'll always be linked
VANCOUVER - Jack Hughes shook hands with Kaapo Kakko for the first time Thursday. If the expected script plays out at the NHL draft, the two potential future stars know their stories will be intertwin...
Jun 20, 2019
NRA sues ex-president Oliver North, saying he harmed the NRA
NEW YORK - The National Rifle Association has sued its former president, Oliver North, for what it called "conduct harmful to the NRA" as turmoil that was exposed publicly when North resigned two mont...
Jun 20, 2019
Walmart to pay $282 million over foreign corruption charges
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Walmart agreed Thursday to pay $282 million to settle federal allegations of overseas corruption, including funneling more than $500,000 to an intermediary in Brazil who was known as...
Jun 20, 2019
Select few allowed to swim in Hearst Castle pools
SAN SIMEON, Calif. - The Foundation at Hearst Castle is offering a chance to swim in the California landmark's iconic pools, where Lady Gaga and Hollywood's Golden Age celebrities dipped their toes. T...
Jun 20, 2019
2 more duck boat workers indicted in sinking that killed 17
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A federal grand jury has indicted two more employees of a company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people. Curtis Lanham, the general manag...
Jun 20, 2019
Edmonton QB Harris leads team into showdown with former Esks QB Reilly, Lions
EDMONTON - With Mike Reilly leaving the Edmonton Eskimos for the B.C. Lions and Trevor Harris coming in from the Ottawa Redblacks to take his place this off-season, it was inevitable most of the talk ...
Jun 20, 2019
Family doctor tells B.C. inquest teens have right to privacy about their health
VICTORIA - The family doctor who delivered Elliot Eurchuk as a baby and saw him as a patient until 18 months before his death told a British Columbia's coroner's inquest that teens have the right...
Jun 20, 2019
B.C. imposes interim moratorium on resource development to protect caribou
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government plans to sign a caribou protection strategy while it imposes an interim moratorium on new resource development in areas where the animals are stru...
Jun 20, 2019