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Former Tory MP Leona Alleslev misses fundraising deadline for leadership race
OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP Leona Alleslev says she has failed to raise the thousands of dollars needed to make it as a candidate in the party's leadership race Alleslev announced she was no longe...
Apr 29, 2022

MPs debate Keira's Law to require judicial training on domestic violence
OTTAWA - Judges will have to undergo regular training on domestic violence and coercive control if a bill known as Keira's Law passes through Parliament. It is named in honour of four-year-old Keira K...
Apr 29, 2022

Stand-alone COVID-19 clinics to close in five communities
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is closing stand-alone COVID-19 testing and immunization sites in five central Alberta communities due to decreasing demand.The five communities include:Drayton ValleyRoc...
Apr 29, 2022

Peterman and partner Gallant knocked out of World Mixed Doubles Championship
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are out at the 2022 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.Taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, Peterman, of Red Deer and Gallant were playing in the playoff quali...
Apr 29, 2022

Market Watch: April 29, 2022
Big Picture Nasdaq Enters Bear Market Tuesday But Regains Ground Thursday The global trading week started on an ominous note, with Chinese shares suffering their worst selloff in more than two years -...
Apr 29, 2022

Red Deer brings home medals and positivity from artistic swimming competition
Add artistic swimming -- previously known as synchronized swimming -- to the list of sports Red Deerians are excelling at.The Red Deer Silhouettes Swim Club (RDSSC) competed at the Wildrose Classic Pr...
Apr 29, 2022

NY to move some primaries to August after court tosses maps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York New York will hold its congressional and state Senate primaries on Aug. 23, a state judge ordered Friday. Steuben County Judge Patrick McAllister said that special master ...
Apr 29, 2022

B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has ditched a controversial plan forcing youth to undergo treatment for up to seven days after an overdose and will now develop a new strategy with First Nations groups. M...
Apr 29, 2022

Former Toronto FC fan favourite Nick Hagglund returns to BMO Field with FC Cincinnati
TORONTO - A fan favourite during his days with Toronto FC, defender Nick Hagglund returns to BMO Field on Saturday with FC Cincinnati. Traded to expansion Cincinnati in January 2019 after five seasons...
Apr 29, 2022

Man charged in Quebec Halloween sword attack was suffering from delirium: doctor
QUEBEC - The man accused in Quebec's Halloween 2020 stabbing attacks that left two people dead was in a state of psychosis and suffering from delirium, a psychiatrist testifying for the defence said F...
Apr 29, 2022