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Red Deer RCMP investigating disturbing anti-Ukrainian vandalism to vehicle
Editor's note: This story contains graphic language that may be offensive to some readers.Red Deer RCMP are investigating after a vehicle was vandalized with hateful anti-Ukrainian messaging.On Sept. ...
Sep 05, 2024

FBI searches the homes of at least three top deputies to New York City's mayor
NEW YORK (AP) - FBI agents this week searched the homes of at least three top deputies to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a person familiar with the matter. FBI agents seized electronic d...
Sep 05, 2024

Ottawa gives Via Rail 30 days to make changes after passengers stranded
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says Via Rail has 30 days to make some changes following a train delay that left passengers stranded over the weekend. Rodriguez told Via Rail in a letter i...
Sep 05, 2024

Suspect sought after bank robbery in Sylvan Lake
RCMP are looking to the public for help in identifying the person who robbed a bank in Sylvan Lake on Sept. 4.It was about 2:45 p.m. when local Mounties received a report of an armed robbery attempt a...
Sep 05, 2024

BC United MLA Dan Davies runs as Independent, sees himself as possible 'powerbroker'
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A third BC United legislator has declared his candidacy as an Independent in the Oct. 19 provincial election. Dan Davies, first elected in 2017 in the Peace River North riding, s...
Sep 05, 2024

Leafs sign defenceman Marshall Rifai to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Marshall Rifai to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday. The deal begins in 2025-26 and carries an average annual value of...
Sep 05, 2024

Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos wins Paralympic gold medal
PARIS - Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has won a Paralympic Games gold medal. The 44-year-old from Dorval, Que., won the men's T53 800 metres. Lakatos collected his second medal in Paris afte...
Sep 05, 2024

Red Deer adds two more family physicians, AHS says
Red Deer is welcoming two new family physicians.Alberta Health Services says the additions of Dr. Adeola Adeyemo and Dr. Tolulope Shittu bring Red Deer's family doctor count to at least 104, with 10 m...
Sep 05, 2024

Canadian Medical Association to apologize for Indigenous harm
VICTORIA - The Canadian Medical Association says it will formally apologize for the role doctors played in harming members of Canada's Indigenous communities. The group representing the country's phys...
Sep 05, 2024

US charges former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes over work for sanctioned Russian TV
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television net...
Sep 05, 2024