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AG warns infrastructure plan could miss target over lack of data, slow spending
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government can't show that the Liberals' $188-billion infrastructure plan is meeting its lofty goals, and warns the spending may fall short of expectation...
Mar 25, 2021
Red Deer with 172 active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count continues to rise.Thursday's updated numbers from the province show the city with 172 active cases, up 28 from Wednesday. Recoveries are up to 2,837, an increase ...
Mar 25, 2021
Suspect caught in attack on Montreal police officer that led to wrongful arrest
Montreal police say a suspect is to appear in court Friday in connection with a January attack on one of their officers that saw a wrongfully accused Black man arrested and held for six days. Ali Ngar...
Mar 25, 2021
Canadian defensive back Patrice Rene to complete his NCAA football career at Rutgers
Patrice Rene's NCAA football career has come full circle. Five years ago, the Ottawa cornerback seriously considered attending Rutgers before ultimately enrolling at North Carolina. This off-season, R...
Mar 25, 2021
City urges caution around local bodies of water
Warming temperatures and the official arrival of spring has the City of Red Deer reminding residents to be cautious around bodies of water.Red Deerians are reminded that ice and water conditions on co...
Mar 25, 2021
B.C. watchdog to investigate whether police broke the law in Glen Assoun case
HALIFAX - A police watchdog in British Columbia will investigate whether RCMP in Nova Scotia broke the law when evidence was destroyed in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murde...
Mar 25, 2021
Five things to know about carbon pricing and the Supreme Court ruling
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada issued a 6-3 decision upholding the federal carbon price legislation Thursday. Here are five things to know about the decision and the carbon price. 1. What was th...
Mar 25, 2021
Charges pending following reported shooting in Deer Park
Red Deer RCMP say charges are pending after a shooting was reported Wednesday night in Deer Park.Police were called about the incident outside a residence in the neighbourhood at about 8:30 p.m. No in...
Mar 25, 2021
Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...
Mar 25, 2021
Crown says burden is on Meng's lawyers to prove device information was wrongly shared
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says there's no evidence that the RCMP shared serial numbers with U.S. investigators for the devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. John Gibb-Cars...
Mar 25, 2021