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Military families unite for Christmas party in Red Deer
Military families from the Red Deer area received an infusion of holiday joy and cheer on Saturday during a Christmas party hosted by the Calgary Military Family Resource Centre.The shindig went down ...
Dec 14, 2019 Jonathon (ex-Navy) and wife Michelle McLernon put on a Christmas party Saturday for local military families. Jonathan is with the Calgary Military Family Resource Centre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Andrew Scheer is resigning as Conservative leader. Here's what happens next.
OTTAWA - Now that Andrew Scheer has revealed his decision to resign as Conservative leader, the party will start getting ready for the race to replace him. "They will move as fast as reasonably possib...
Dec 14, 2019
New Zealand recovers 6 bodies days after volcanic eruption
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - New Zealand military specialists recovered six bodies from a small volcanic island Friday days after an eruption claimed at least eight other lives and left a toxic and volati...
Dec 14, 2019
Scott Milanovich returns to CFL, named head coach of Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - Scott Milanovich is returning to the CFL with the task of turning around an Edmonton Eskimos franchise that is storied in history but short on recent results. The Eskimos announced Milanovi...
Dec 14, 2019
Former Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher dead at 86
Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first black mayors of a big U.S. city when he was elected in 1967, has died. He was 86. Hatcher died Friday night at a Chicago hospital, said h...
Dec 14, 2019
Liverpool extends EPL lead as Leicester draws, Chelsea loses
LONDON - Mo Salah and Liverpool are running away with the Premier League. Salah used his blistering pace and a bit of trickery to score both goals in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Watford on Saturday - a r...
Dec 14, 2019
A timeline of Andrew Scheer's political career
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer has announced he will resign as Conservative leader as soon as a replacement is chosen. Here's a brief timeline of his career on Parliament Hill: June 28, 2004: Scheer...
Dec 14, 2019
2019 Festival of Trees successful despite tough times
Despite the economy, organizers say the 2019 Festival of Trees, in support of the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, was a success.On Saturday, the foundation hosted its annual celebration breakfast...
Dec 14, 2019 Milestone Award recipient Debbie Coleman (left) and Health Foundation CEO Manon Therriault at Saturday's Festival of Trees Celebration Breakfast, where it was announced the event raised enough money to purchase 19 scopes, plus one scope washer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Quebec religious symbols law causes harm but shouldn't be suspended: Appeal Court
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has rejected a request to suspend the central elements of the province's secularism law, even as one of the judges who made the decision acknowledged it amounted ...
Dec 14, 2019
Michael Bradley takes massive hometown discount to allow TFC to sign a new DP
TORONTO - With captain Michael Bradley taking a multimillion-dollar hometown discount on his new contract, Toronto FC now has the funds and the opening to sign a marquee attacking talent. Th...
Dec 14, 2019