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Supreme Court ruling nixes U.S. ads for Canadian Super Bowl viewers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has blown the whistle on a federal regulatory decision that allowed viewers to watch keenly anticipated American commercials during the Super Bowl b...
Dec 21, 2019
1,200 detained in India amid ban on citizenship law protests
NEW DELHI - Police detained more than 1,200 protesters in some of India's biggest cities Thursday after they defied bans on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against ...
Dec 21, 2019
Impeachment trial plans in disarray as Congress heads home
WASHINGTON - Congress has headed home for the holidays leaving plans and a possible timeline for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in disarray. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted ...
Dec 21, 2019
Buttigieg-Warren clash on campaign trail spills into debate
LOS ANGELES - The long-festering feud between Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg erupted Thursday night in a high-stakes debate that tested the strength of the Democratic Party's shrinking pool of pr...
Dec 21, 2019
23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law
NEW DELHI - Nine people died Saturday during clashes between demonstrators and police in northern India, raising the nationwide death toll in protests against a new citizenship law to 23, police said....
Dec 21, 2019
Supreme Court ruling means children of Russian spies are Canadian citizens
OTTAWA - Alexander Vavilov, the Toronto-born son of Russian spies, breathed a sigh of relief Thursday after the Supreme Court declared him a Canadian citizen and ended a long-running le...
Dec 21, 2019
'Intimidating:' Alberta's energy war room singles out climate campaigner
Steven Lee has spoken in hundreds of classrooms around the country about challenges for today's young people posed by everything from genetic engineering to artificial intelligence to climate cha...
Dec 21, 2019
Fairview, Falher winners in Friday night local hockey action
Kyle Cairns scored twice and added an assist, while Eric Dentinger had a goal and two helpers as the Fairview Flyers dumped the County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings 6-1 in Friday's lone game in the NWJH...
Dec 21, 2019
Storm kick off road trip with loss in Brooks
Randy Hernandez scored twice to lead the Brooks Bandits to a 5-2 win over the Grande Prairie Storm in the kick off of the Storm's three game, pre Christmas Southern road trip. Brayden Krieger, Tim Reg...
Dec 21, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP
Man shot and killed at Walmart in south Red Deer
A 69-year-old man is dead after he was shot at the Walmart Superstore in south Red Deer.Cst. Shelly Nasheim with Alberta RCMP says the man was shot in the entrance to the store at around 6:45 p.m.He w...
Dec 21, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)