1 week ago Two small planes collide midair at an airport in Colorado, killing 1 person and injuring 3

FORT MORGAN, Colo. — One person was killed and three were injured when two small planes collided midair as they tried to land at an airport in northeastern Colorado, authorities said. A Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 collided Sunday morning while trying to land at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration […]

Events

1 week ago Rosie O’Donnell apologizes after assuming Minnesota school shooter was a ‘MAGA person’

Rosie O’Donnell has issued an apology after falsely claiming the Minnesota school shooter who killed two children was “a white guy, Republican, MAGA person.” The feud between O’Donnell and U.S. President Donald Trump has gone on for years, and led her to flee to Ireland after he was re-elected. On Thursday, the comedian posted a […]

Society

2 w. ago Alberta city unveils new statue honouring Francis, the pig that escaped a slaughterhouse

Hog escaped a downtown Red Deer facility in July 1990 by jumping over the 1.2-metre-tall fence and evaded three capture attempts over five months before finally being caught

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2 w. ago TAIT: NDP leader Nenshi calls out UCP over CDB clawback for AISH recipients

Naheed Nenshi did his homework last week in Red Deer, and what he learned should break your heart. Before the NDP leader held a Thursday press conference to express dire concern over the province’s $200 clawback for people supported by AISH. He was at a town hall where he met a couple, the parents of […]

Politics

2 w. ago 1 person killed in ‘serious motor vehicle collision’ north of Red Deer

The RCMP confirm that one person has been killed in a two vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on highway 2A just north of Red Deer.

Events

3 w. ago Driver in Manitoba crash that killed mom, child arrested after 9 months at large

The 25-year-old driver, from Brampton, Ont., was charged with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and obstructing a peace officer.  

Events

4 w. ago HUNTER: Dear Judges, ‘cruel and unusual’ is a young boy killed by stray bullet

Canadian judges love to toss out the old “cruel and unusual” chestnut when it suits their ideological whims. The violent illegal immigrant whose deportation is iced because it might be “cruel and unusual.” Mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes? “Cruel and unusual.” A killer who ONLY murdered one person has to do the full 25? […]

Events

4 w. ago Danish train moving at ‘relatively high speed’ when hit farm truck: police

Copenhagen (AFP) — Danish police said Saturday that an express train that hit a farm truck killing one person and injuring 27 was travelling at a “relatively high speed” when the collision happened. The drivers of the train and the truck are both among the critically injured from Friday’s accident on a railway crossing at […]

Transport