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Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. The refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is...
Apr 30, 2019
Omaha Beach is 4-1 early favourite for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favourite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position on Tuesday. Bob Baffert-trained Game Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No....
Apr 30, 2019
County seeking Public Ag Literacy Advisory Committee members
Red Deer County Agricultural Services is seeking members of the public to join an advisory body for a new Public Agriculture Literacy (PAL) program. This program will focus on connecting the urban pub...
Apr 30, 2019
Tees-area couple fined $15,000 for animal neglect
A Tees-area couple found guilty of neglecting their livestock so poorly that some of them died has been fined $15,000.Garnet and Joann Schultz, who own a 30-acre plot of land near Tees, were sentenced...
Apr 30, 2019
Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas
Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montre...
Apr 30, 2019
Man charged in synagogue attack was star scholar and athlete
POWAY, Calif. - The man accused of opening fire inside a Southern California synagogue was a star scholar, athlete and musician whose embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism has dumbfounded his f...
Apr 30, 2019
The winter of political philanthropy: parties rake in cash in first quarter
OTTAWA - The long Canadian winter of 2019 was good for at least one thing: lining the pockets of political parties. The Conservative Party of Canada's first-quarter haul of $8 million is mor...
Apr 30, 2019
Nixon named Minister of Environment and Parks
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon is Alberta's new Minister of Environment and Parks.He has also been named Government House Leader.Elected as MLA in 2015, Nixon served as Official Op...
Apr 30, 2019
Buddy system: Bond between Jokic, Murray showing on court
DENVER - Nikola Jokic got right to the point on his flourishing chemistry with teammate Jamal Murray. After all, he believes it's something to write home about. "We are playing really good together," ...
Apr 30, 2019
Jason Kenney officially sworn in as Alberta's 18th premier
EDMONTON - Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney has been officially sworn in as Alberta's premier.The United Conservative leader becomes the 18th person to head the province's government.He is...
Apr 30, 2019