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Town of Blackfalds and Lacombe County upgrade fire services agreement
Lacombe County and the Town of Blackfalds have both approved a new Fire Services Agreement, which would move payments to Blackfalds to a fee for service model and improve cost recovery for the Town. A...
Oct 23, 2024
Two year sentence for Red Deer man charged in fatal Calgary crash
A Red Deer man charged in a fatal crash in Calgary nearly two years ago, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Tyson Tyler Giroux, 31, was sentenced in Calgary Court of Justice Oct. 22, 2024, aft...
Oct 23, 2024
'Time is Life' champions hold successful cath lab fundraiser
An event on Oct. 18 to raise money for cardiac catheterization services in Red Deer was a resounding success, organizers say.The Time is Life event was held only an hour after the Red Deer Regional He...
Oct 23, 2024
Harris to lay out her campaign's closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump incited Capitol riot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign's closing argument by returning to the site near the White House where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the...
Oct 23, 2024
Court of Appeal upholds Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark 2022 decision that found a law permitting random traffic stops by police led to racial profiling. The province's high court agreed with a Supe...
Oct 23, 2024
Research from Alaska finds more polar bears are exposed to pathogens
Researchers out of Alaska say some polar bears in the Arctic now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens that weren't a threat to the animals decades ago. The study, published in the peer...
Oct 23, 2024
Search of Manitoba landfill for remains of slain First Nations women on track: Kinew
WINNIPEG - The effort to find the remains of two slain First Nations women in a landfill is on track and excavation in the target area is set to start in early December, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesd...
Oct 23, 2024
Five things about Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, who won't seek re-election in 2025
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she will quit municipal politics after serving the final year of her second term, which comes to an end in November 2025. Known for her trademark laugh and...
Oct 23, 2024
Alberta premier vows to review professional regulators, legislate limits
Premier Danielle Smith says her government will review professional regulatory bodies and introduce legislation next year to limit how they can police their own members.In a video released Wednesday, ...
Oct 23, 2024
Five things to know for Skate Canada International in Halifax
HALIFAX - The Canadian pairs team of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will join fellow world champions Ilia Malinin and Kaori Sakamoto to headline a strong field at Skate Canada Internationa...
Oct 23, 2024