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Canada condemns coup d'etat in Mali, says Foreign Affairs Minister Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada condemns the junta that forced Mali's president from power this week. A distressed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita annou...
Aug 19, 2020

CRA resumes online services with new security features after cyberattacks
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has resumed all online services after fraudsters used thousands of pilfered usernames and passwords to obtain government services. The agency disabled the servi...
Aug 19, 2020

Bergeron, Bruins beat Hurricanes 2-1 to advance in playoffs
TORONTO - Patrice Bergeron broke a tie with 3.5 seconds left in the second period, David Pastrnak returned with two assists and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Wednesday to win t...
Aug 19, 2020

Former NFL player Mitch Berger can sympathize with Toronto Blue Jays
Mitch Berger can feel the Toronto Blue Jays' pain. The Blue Jays are playing most of their 30 home games this season in Buffalo, N.Y., after the Canadian government rejected their plan to us...
Aug 19, 2020

California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide
VACAVILLE, Calif. - Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a ...
Aug 19, 2020

Central zone see big drop in active COVID-19 cases, additional death
Alberta is reporting 82 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 12,501. Updated numbers on the provincial website show 11,167 recovered cases, an increase of 142, and 1,107 active ca...
Aug 19, 2020

Province confident latest work will eliminate Highway 11 frost heaves
Another year has brought with it another attempt at fixing an annoying stretch of road between Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. Work is currently underway as crews try to rectify the bumpy frost heaves that ...
Aug 19, 2020

Construction activities on pedestrian walkway in Gaetz Park
Pedestrians in Waskasoo are advised of construction activity that is occurring near the pathway through Gaetz Park as crews work to realign Waskasoo Creek. The realignment of the creek near the walkin...
Aug 19, 2020

Green disappointed but hopeful after CFL cancels season
Tanner Green is glad to finally have some certainty even if he didn't get the news he was hoping for.The Lacombe native and former Central Alberta Buccaneers star was slated to suit up for a third yea...
Aug 19, 2020

Rocky and county residents can now report smaller crimes online
The Rocky Mountain House RCMP Detachment is now allowing Rocky and Clearwater County residents the new online crime reporting tool that is being rolled out across Alberta.Any type of theft or damage-r...
Aug 19, 2020