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State of emergency in St. John's, N.L., reaches Day 5 after massive blizzard
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It's now Day 5 of the state of emergency in the St. John's, N.L., as cleanup continues from Friday's massive blizzard that dumped 76 centimetres of snow in the area. Defence Mi...
Jan 21, 2020
Prison service trying to better understand the needs of black offenders
OTTAWA - Canada's prison service is working to better understand the needs of black offenders, a community whose overrepresentation in federal custody is second only to Indige...
Jan 21, 2020
Chinese sentences ex-boss of Interpol to 13 years for bribes
BEIJING - China has sentenced the former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting more than $2 million in bribes. Meng was elected president of...
Jan 21, 2020
Thai courts acquits opposition party of sedition charge
BANGKOK - Thailand's constitutional Court acquitted the country's third-biggest political party of seeking the overthrow of the country's constitutional monarchy. The court ruled Tuesday that the Futu...
Jan 20, 2020
2020 hopefuls stuck in Washington deploy surrogates for help
DES MOINES, Iowa - Steve Sovern had low expectations for a recent event he hosted to support Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. Iowans are legendary for expecting to meet White House hopefuls i...
Jan 20, 2020
Canadian Milos Raonic wins suspended match to begin play at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Milos Raonic won his first match since October on Tuesday, finishing off a suspended opening-round contest at the Australian Open. The 32nd-seeded Raonic beat Italian l...
Jan 20, 2020
VanVleet scores 29 in return as Raptors beat Wolves 122-112
MINNEAPOLIS - Fred VanVleet knew he was on a minutes restriction as he made his return from a hamstring injury after missing five games. The Raptors guard tried not to think much about it while on the...
Jan 20, 2020
Toews, Blackhawks thump Leafs 6-2 to send Toronto into break on a sour note
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs had plane tickets in hand, ready to jet off to warmer climates. In truth, it looked like they already had one foot out the door. Jonathan Toews scored twice as...
Jan 20, 2020
Women's Emergency Shelter seeking green light from City to expand
The Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter (CAWES) is looking to expand, but first they need a rezoning approval from the City of Red Deer.First reading on the matter was on city council's Jan. 20 ...
Jan 20, 2020
City always learning how to better respond during emergencies
The City of Red Deer has a new Emergency Management Bylaw, though residents likely won't notice much of a difference.The changes come about after the Government of Alberta adopted a revised version of...
Jan 20, 2020 The City of Red Deer's Emergency Management department was in full swing on June 20, 2017 when a 111 km/h windstorm belted the region. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)