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Missing: Byron Peters, 42, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP can confirm that Byron Peters has been located. Mounties thank the media and the public for their assistance.
Feb 04, 2022

Bowden Grandview School one of many with students protesting mask mandates
A group of students at Bowden Grandview School protested against mask mandates this week, and there are reports of other schools doing so around the province on Friday.The incident began Wednesday whe...
Feb 04, 2022

Candice Bergen shakes up O'Toole's parliamentary leadership team, drops Quebec MP
OTTAWA - New Conservative Interim Leader Candice Bergen has done a clean sweep of former leader Erin O'Toole's leadership team in Parliament. Tory MPs were informed Friday of the major shakeup, which ...
Feb 04, 2022

Ottawa locals hit the streets in a 'community safety walk' amid convoy demonstration
OTTAWA - On a frosty Friday morning, a few dozen masked people gathered on the corner of Bank and Somerset Street in downtown Ottawa. The group came together to attend a community safety walk, the fir...
Feb 04, 2022

Alberta sees unemployment rate of 7.2 per cent in January
The province's unemployment rate was 7.2 per cent in January.That was a decline of 0.3 per cent from December, as well as a decrease of 3.6 percentage points in January 2021.Alberta's rate for January...
Feb 04, 2022

Feds to press ahead with anti-hate bill, including online speech: minister
OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen says the government is preparing to press ahead with a law to combat racial and religious hatred, including online hate. In an interview, the minister condemne...
Feb 04, 2022

Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in a 2018 early morning attack has been found guilty on four counts of 1st-degree murder. A jury returned the ...
Feb 04, 2022

26 more COVID-linked deaths reported to Alberta Health in last day
PROVINCIAL NUMBERS*Numbers are up to date as of previous day's end. Numbers in parentheses represent a one-day change unless otherwise notedHospitalizations: 1,584 (--)ICU admissions: 118 (+6)Deaths: ...
Feb 04, 2022

Nunavut senator quits Conservative caucus over support for Ottawa protests
Nunavut's senator says he has left the Conservative caucus over its support for protests in Ottawa against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Dennis Patterson told The Canadian Press...
Feb 04, 2022

Market Watch: Feb. 4, 2022
Big Picture Markets Bounce Back; Meta Shares Plunge 26% on Thursday It was a strong start to the trading week on Monday as the Dow gained more than 400 points, the Nasdaq surged 469 and the S&P 50...
Feb 04, 2022