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Red Deer salon owner vows to run for council after latest break-in
A Red Deer business owner says that after being broken into Thursday morning there's no doubt she's running for city council come 2021.Grace Engel, owner of ClassiCuts Oasis Salon at Taylor Drive and ...
Jan 17, 2020 ClassiCuts Oasis owner Grace Engel (left), and Tiffany Dam with Tips n Toes, which has a space inside Engel's salon, stand next to the shattered front door of their storefront. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Painting found in Italian gallery's walls verified as Klimt
ROME - Art experts have confirmed that have determined that a stolen painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery's walls is Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady." A gardener at the Ricci Od...
Jan 17, 2020

Documents suggest Thomas Markle may testify in Meghan suit
LONDON - The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called to testify against the royals in her lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, court papers reveal. The prospect of a cou...
Jan 17, 2020

Eminem drops surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws
Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing "Music to Be Murdered By" on Friday - along with a video that calls for changes to gun laws. The follow-up to 2018's "Kamikaze" - also rele...
Jan 17, 2020

Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAGs presenters
LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday's ceremony. They're part of a new batch of SAG Award...
Jan 17, 2020

US industrial production fell 0.3% in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm weather reduced demand for heating from utilities. The Federal Reserve said Friday that total industrial production ...
Jan 17, 2020

Australian Open qualifiers battling extreme conditions because of wildfires
ADELAIDE, Australia - Tennis players competing in the Australian Open qualifying tournament finally got some relief Wednesday from the tiny, noxious smoke particles that made many feel like their...
Jan 17, 2020

Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a constitutional overhaul Wednesday to boost the powers of parliament and the Cabinet, a move signalling Putin's intention to carve out a new positio...
Jan 17, 2020

US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labour market helped lift the prospects of the h...
Jan 17, 2020

Airliner crash a mistake that pleased Iran’s enemies: Supreme Leader Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader says that the downing of a civilian airliner leaving Tehran was a bitter accident that saddened Iran and made its enemies happy. In a rare sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran, Aya...
Jan 17, 2020