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Plans for Cdns unclear after Iraqi lawmakers call for expulsion of foreign troops
OTTAWA - Canada says it is closely monitoring developments after Iraq's parliament called for the expulsion of foreign troops from the country. But a spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan would...
Jan 05, 2020
Thomas scores winner as Canada beats Russia for gold at world juniors
Canada is golden again at the world junior hockey championship.Akil Thomas scored with 3:58 left in the third period to cap a furious comeback and secure a 4-3 victory for the country's 18th title at ...
Jan 05, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
New leader to be chosen by federal Conservative members on June 27
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives will gather in Toronto on June 27 to pick their next leader. A decision to set the date for the vote was made Friday, the latest development in the effort to replac...
Jan 05, 2020
Canada's world junior returnees looking for redemption vs. Finland in semis
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - It's a loss Joe Veleno knows he'll never truly get over. The same goes for Barrett Hayton. Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quar...
Jan 05, 2020
Habitat for Humanity seeking families for Blackfalds build
Interested in becoming a Habitat for Humanity homeowner? Habitat Red Deer is looking for families in need to partner with on their upcoming build in Blackfalds this spring. There will be two family in...
Jan 05, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
WATCH: Kinsmen Dream Home Lottery changes the lives of two families
The Red Deer Kinsmen and Kinettes made several people very happy campers on Saturday night as they wrapped up the 2019 Dream Home Lottery.Several smaller cash prizes were drawn, as well a golf package...
Jan 05, 2020 (L-R): Cory Kaun and Natalie Larkam with Larkaun Homes, Kent and Tammy Gasco, dream home winners, and Scott Bourke, Red Deer Kinsmen lottery co-chair. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Liberals set table for school-food program, warned to avoid top-down approach
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being told to avoid creating a one-size-fits-all national school-food program to replace the existing patchwork of efforts to feed hungry children. The Liberals promi...
Jan 05, 2020
New cannabis products may not eat into black market, experts say
TORONTO - The arrival of legal cannabis edibles, vapes and other products in Ontario won't necessarily meet the government's stated goal of cutting into the black market, according to industry observe...
Jan 05, 2020
Passengers removed from WestJet aircraft after it skids off Halifax runway
HALIFAX - A passenger jet skidded off the end of a runway at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Sunday, but a spokeswoman for WestJet said there were no injuries. The city a...
Jan 05, 2020
Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops
OTTAWA - The safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" following the death of a top Iranian general in an American airstrike, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Phi...
Jan 05, 2020