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Central region harvest progressing well following dry month of August
Generally dry conditions throughout most of Alberta over the month of August has been especially helpful in the western and northern parts of the province where there was a need for less precipitation...
Sep 11, 2020

Council of Federation to go virtual as face-to-face meeting in Quebec nixed
QUEBEC - A premiers meeting that had been rescheduled for this month in Quebec City has been cancelled. Premier Francois Legault told a news conference today in Quebec City he hopes the...
Sep 11, 2020

Trudeau defends WE deal, despite battered charity's plan to close in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't second-guessing his government's choice of WE Charity to administer a student service grant - a move that sparked controversy and ultimately prompted ...
Sep 11, 2020

Michael Cohen launches podcast; Rosie O'Donnell is 1st guest
For nearly a decade, Michael Cohen was at odds with Rosie O'Donnell in part because his boss - President Donald Trump - was engaged in a long feud with the comedian and talk-show host. On Monday, Cohe...
Sep 11, 2020

Norad leaders past, present call for new approach to North American defence
WASHINGTON - The deputy director of operations and the former commander of North America's shared continental defence system are urging Canada and the United States to get serious about bringing ...
Sep 11, 2020

PM agrees to virtual meeting devoted to federal health transfers to provinces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to hold a virtual first ministers meeting on federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories. His agreement during a conference call wi...
Sep 11, 2020

Victims of ex-senator Don Meredith deserve better than ongoing delays: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer for some of the victims of ex-senator Don Meredith says someone in the upper chamber needs to show courage and bring an end to seven years of deliberations over how to address the ha...
Sep 11, 2020

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud and breach of trust by RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP say they've charged former Liberal MP Raj Grewal with fraud and breach of trust. They allege the former MP for Brampton East took millions of dollars in personal loans without tellin...
Sep 11, 2020

Red Deer RCMP issue 140 tickets to speeders in school zones
Red Deer RCMP are urging all drivers to slow down in school and playground zones after issuing 167 tickets, including 140 for speeding during their annual back to school safety blitz during the first ...
Sep 11, 2020

Government says COVID-19 scheduled surgery backlog cut by 88 per cent
Officials with the provincial government say Albertans will have the best access to scheduled surgery in Canada by 2023 in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.On Sept. 11, Minister of Health Tyler Shandro ...
Sep 11, 2020