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City launches online community safety survey
Red Deerians are invited over the next few weeks to share their thoughts on crime and community safety via an online survey.The City hosted six in-person public meetings on the subject in November, wi...
Dec 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Three flu deaths in Alberta
Three people died in Alberta from lab-conformed influenza over the past week.The deaths, the first of the current flu season, occurred in the Calgary, Edmonton and North zones, according to the latest...
Dec 12, 2019
Dreeshen surprised, disappointed by Scheer resignation
Count Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen as one Conservative who is disappointed that Andrew Scheer has resigned as party leader.Scheer made the announcement on Thursday morning in the House of C...
Dec 12, 2019 Andrew Scheer (The Canadian Press)
Race to replace Scheer as federal Conservative leader could be crowded
OTTAWA - Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him. Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leader...
Dec 12, 2019
Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies' 'Uncut Gems'
TORONTO - Adam Sandler was waiting to be thrown into a midtown fountain on Sixth Avenue for a scene in Josh and Benny Safdie's "Uncut Gems" when he noticed a familiar face on the sidewalk. The Safdies...
Dec 12, 2019
Alberta government changing drug coverage for 26,000 patients, expects to save up to $380M
The Alberta government is changing its drug coverage for more than 26,000 patients, including those with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.Health Minister Tyler Shandro say...
Dec 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Race to replace Scheer as federal Conservative leader could be crowded
OTTAWA - Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him. Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leader...
Dec 12, 2019
English clubs on the march again in the Champions League
The English are on the march again in the Champions League. Liverpool and Chelsea completed a sweep of Premier League clubs into the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday, a season after E...
Dec 12, 2019
Rimouski Oceanic forward Cedric Pare playing for more than a championship
Rimouski Oceanic forward Cedric Pare has a lot on the line this season, including his future in hockey. The 20-year-old Pare is in his last season of eligibility for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Lea...
Dec 12, 2019
In South Carolina, Steyer investing in black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In the waning weeks before South Carolina's presidential primary, Democrat Tom Steyer is renewing his focus on the black voters who play a pivotal role in the first-in-the-South state...
Dec 12, 2019