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WCPS launches new Grade 9-12 Blackfalds school boundary review
Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) Board of Trustees have approved a contract to perform a new Grade 9-12 Blackfalds school boundary and grade configuration review.The review will be led by Deborah Schl...
Jun 30, 2021

IOC says yes to babies at Olympics; Gaucher able to bring daughter Sophie with her
Canadian Kim Gaucher has won in her quest to bring baby Sophie to the Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says it will now allow breastfeeding moms to bring their children to Tokyo. Th...
Jun 30, 2021

Canada calling on Eritrea to withdraw its forces from Ethiopia
Ottawa is calling on Eritrea to withdraw its armed forces from the Tigray region in Ethiopia, a couple days after a ceasefire was announced to put a hold on a conflict that has led to the world's wors...
Jun 30, 2021

Fire destroys Catholic Church in Morinville
MORINVILLE, Alta. - A Catholic Church in northern Alberta has been destroyed by what RCMP are calling a suspicious fire.RCMP say in a release that officers were called to the blaze at St. John Baptist...
Jun 30, 2021

SPARC Red Deer kindness rocks project
SPARC Red Deer is pleased to announce a new, "Paint the Town Positive" activity designed to promote positive messaging by creating a kindness rock garden. We have partnered with Capstone to start the ...
Jun 30, 2021

Canadians consider U.S. a far better economic partner than China, Pew survey suggests
WASHINGTON - A new international survey suggests a vast majority of Canadians would prefer to see closer economic ties with the United States than with China. The latest Pew Research Center survey fou...
Jun 30, 2021

UN war crimes court convicts 2 Serbs over Bosnia atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A United Nations court on Wednesday convicted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of aiding and abetting crimes committed by Serb paramilitarie...
Jun 30, 2021

Thanks for a memorable decade
After more than 10 years working in this newsroom, and 15 years covering the local news and sports beat, today is my final day at rdnewsNOW. I don't want to take up too much of your time, but I do wan...
Jun 30, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Wednesday, June 30, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 9:30 a.m. Health Canada is advising anyone who suffers from capillary leak syndrome to avoid getting the vaccines developed by A...
Jun 30, 2021

European troops make low-key return home from Afghanistan
BERLIN (AP) - The last German and Italian troops returned home from Afghanistan to low-key receptions on Wednesday, nearly 20 years after the first soldiers were deployed. Their withdrawal came after ...
Jun 30, 2021