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Elks name three-time Grey Cup champion Chris Morris as president and CEO
EDMONTON - Chris Morris has been named the new president and chief executive of the Edmonton Elks, the club announced today. Morris was an offensive lineman with Edmonton from 1992 to 2005 and won Gre...
Oct 30, 2024
North Korea test-launches a ballistic missile toward the sea, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile toward the North's eastern waters on Thursday, South Korea's military said. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a short ...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta taking steps toward better protecting children in child care
The provincial government is proposing changes to the Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024, designed to help ensure child safety by strengthening its ability to hold non-compliant provide...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta government proposes larger fines for selling uninspected meat
Through the Meat Inspection Amendment Act, the Government of Alberta is proposing increased fines for selling uninspected meat in response to increasing counts of the offence in the province. Selling ...
Oct 30, 2024
Red Deer Symphony Orchestra returns to the stage with Suite Serenade
The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (RDSO) is taking to the stage for its second main series concert of the 2024-25 season with Suite Serenade on November 16. The organization promises sweet sounds of sym...
Oct 30, 2024
Foreign affairs minister seeks support for plan to return deported Ukrainian children
MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she hopes countries from around the world will support a plan to bring back Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia since the war in Uk...
Oct 30, 2024
Quebec names new head of embattled youth protection agency amid multiple scandals
QUBEC - The Quebec government has named Lesley Hill as the province's new youth protection director, after her predecessor stepped down earlier this week amid a number of scandals plaguing the agency....
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. groups lose bid to stop Alaskan fishery's sustainable certification
A coalition of Canadian environmental groups has lost its latest bid to prevent Alaska's salmon fishery from being labelled as sustainable by an international certification body. The groups - includin...
Oct 30, 2024
Red Deer man sentenced in Wetaskiwin liquor store robbery with bear spray
The second of two people charged in a liquor store robbery with bear spray in Wetaskiwin last year has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison. Erin Bull, 27, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Wetas...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets and says it did not contravene government conflict-of-interest rul...
Oct 30, 2024