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Montreal drive-by shooting victim identified as 15-year-old local student
A Montreal-area high school and members of Quebec's Algerian community are mourning the death of a 15-year-old girl who was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the city's St-Leonard neighbourhood....
Feb 09, 2021
Montreal Alouettes GM Maciocia dips into free-agent waters to short up club's defence
Danny Maciocia held true to his word Tuesday. Last week, the Montreal Alouettes GM said he expected to look toward defensive help in CFL agency. Maciocia did just that Tuesday, signing six defensive p...
Feb 09, 2021
Red Deer among 15 cold records set Monday in Alberta
To say that it's been cold lately is an understatement.Environment Canada says the "unseasonably cold arctic ridge of high pressure" continued to break low-temperature records across Alberta.26 record...
Feb 09, 2021
Residents soon to have say in possible amalgamation
The Regional Governance Study to determine the future path of three municipalities - the Town of Rocky, Village of Caroline, and Clearwater County - is underway.The study will be exploring all possibi...
Feb 09, 2021
Trustee proposes Pride Week for Red Deer Public Schools
A Red Deer Public Schools trustee wants the division to implement an annual Pride Week during the first week of June.Dianne Macaulay will introduce a motion during the school board's meeting on Wednes...
Feb 09, 2021
Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton
Bell is dumping an all-sports format at three of its radio stations in Canada. The company said on Tuesday that TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN 1290 AM in Winnipeg and TSN 1150 AM in Hamilton will no lo...
Feb 09, 2021
Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole
A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday more than five years after the incident.The deci...
Feb 09, 2021
Penguins hire Hextall as GM, Burke as director of hockey ops
PITTSBURGH - Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Fly...
Feb 09, 2021
Spy chief says China is bent on stealing Canadian secrets, silencing critics
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. In a ...
Feb 09, 2021
Doubts raised over protections from reinstated 1976 Alberta coal policy
Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining.Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a 1976 policy...
Feb 09, 2021