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Province giving more money to MADD and SADD ahead of Christmas
The Government of Alberta is boosting funding for work being done my Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD).MADD will receive $25,000 to cover the cost of expan...
Dec 23, 2019
Another downtown Red Deer business calls it quits after break-in
Another business in downtown Red Deer is closing up shop.Games Music, which has operated downtown since the late 80s, announced Thursday they had been the victim of a break-in, and that the incident w...
Dec 23, 2019 Tony Redelback, owner of Games Music, stands in front of his Ross St. business and a smashed in window from a break-in earlier this month. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Quebec LNG plant proposal has backing from Peace Country politicians
Proponents of a $7-billion idea to build an LNG plant in Saguenay, Quebec, one that would process natural gas from Western Canada, are getting some backing from politicians in the Peace Region.Dawson ...
Dec 23, 2019 Photo from the Energie Saguenay Facebook page
Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi's killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbu...
Dec 23, 2019
Manitoba New Democrats want public to weigh in on possible end to clock changes
WINNIPEG - Manitoba could become the next battleground over time change. The Opposition New Democrats are launching a website and public consultations on whether the province should stop springin...
Dec 23, 2019
Fire at warehouse in India's capital kills 9
NEW DELHI - A fire at a warehouse in India's capital on Monday killed nine people and injured three others, an official said. The fire broke out early in the morning in New Delhi's Kirari area. Its ca...
Dec 23, 2019
US soldier is killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claim attack
KABUL - An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing ...
Dec 23, 2019
Tristan Jarry, Penguins beat Oilers 5-2
EDMONTON - Secondary scoring carried the Pittsburgh Penguins to a fourth straight win on Friday. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and Jared McCann scored the eventual winner as the Penguins emerged with a ...
Dec 22, 2019
Nylander, Marner lead Maple Leafs past Rangers 6-3
NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to show that they can be an elite team in the Eastern Conference. William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored their second goal of the game early ...
Dec 22, 2019
Flames score 3 power-play goals, beat Stars 5-1
DALLAS - Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund scored power-play goals and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Sunday night. Tkachuk's 14th goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie i...
Dec 22, 2019