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Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators ...
Dec 07, 2022

Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract between 4 firms
WASHINGTON (AP) - Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon's $9 billion contract to build its cloud computing network, a year after accusations of politicization over the previo...
Dec 07, 2022

Temporary road closure planned for fireworks and CP Holiday Train in Ponoka
There will be a temporary road closure in Ponoka on Thursday, December 8 on 50 Street between 48 Avenue and 50 Avenue starting at 2:30 p.m. Town officials say motorists are asked to please drive with ...
Dec 07, 2022

Katrina Chen exits B.C. cabinet, citing 'long-standing trauma,' gender-based violence
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia cabinet member Katrina Chen says she took herself out of contention for a new ministerial position in order to deal with "long-standing trauma" suffered as a result ...
Dec 07, 2022

Kings lend defenceman Brandt Clarke to Canada's world junior team
CALGARY - The NHL's Los Angeles Kings have loaned defenceman Brandt Clarke to Canada's world junior hockey team ahead of its selection camp for the 2023 world junior championship. Clarke, selected eig...
Dec 07, 2022

Advocate asks AFN chiefs to ensure $40B settlement deal leaves no child behind
OTTAWA - A First Nations child-welfare advocate says chiefs should ensure that "no child is left behind" in a landmark $40-billion settlement agreement with the federal government. Cindy Blackstock wa...
Dec 07, 2022

US appeals ruling that would lift asylum restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. government said Wednesday it is appealing a court ruling that would otherwise lift asylum restrictions that have become the cornerstone of border enforcement in recent y...
Dec 07, 2022

Trudeau says 120 countries are ready to agree to 30 by 30 framework at COP15
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes at least 120 countries are ready to sign on to a COP15 nature summit target to protect nearly one-third of land and marine coastlines by 2030. B...
Dec 07, 2022

Local bakery hosting raffle for hospital NICU
A Blackfalds bakery is hosting a raffle this month in support of the Red Deer Regional Hospital NICU.The goal of All Things Sweet Bakery is to raise $20,000 in 20 days, with the prize being a gift bas...
Dec 07, 2022

Inspired by late father's words, Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey reaching new heights
Tom Morrissey sat his sons down in the summer of 2021. Cancer ravaging his body and aware he was short on time, the message was clear and to the point. "He didn't want me and my brother to dwell on it...
Dec 07, 2022