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Decision expected later this month for Whistle Stop Café operator accused of contempt of court
A decision is expected later this month regarding a contempt of court allegation against the operator of the Whistle Stop Caf in Mirror.Following a contempt of court hearing on Thursday, Alberta Court...
Jun 03, 2021
Energy regulator orders Trans Mountain to stop tree clearing work on project
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Canada Energy Regulator has issued an order stopping tree cutting and grass mowing across the entire $12.6-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. A statement from Tran...
Jun 03, 2021
Red Deer now at 218 active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count continues its downward trend.Thursday's numbers from the province show the city with 218 active cases, down 12 from Wednesday.Recoveries are up 24 to 5,378 to wit...
Jun 03, 2021
Senate unanimously passes bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
OTTAWA - A bill creating a statutory holiday to commemorate the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada has been passed unanimously by the Senate. Bill C-5 is expected to receive royal assent l...
Jun 03, 2021
Jewish groups decry mock 'eviction notice' sent to residents in Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Jewish advocacy groups are condemning a mock "eviction notice" dropped in mailboxes across Canada as part of a campaign to draw attention to the planned removal of Palestinians from a neighbo...
Jun 03, 2021
Kenney says 'reasonable effort' made to follow COVID rules at whiskey dinner
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and his ministers made every reasonable effort to comply with health rules during a surreptitiously photographed whiskey-drinks dinner on the patio of t...
Jun 03, 2021
WATCH: Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update Thursday at 3:30
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, will be providing her latest update on the provincial COVID-19 situation, Thursday at 3:30.You can watch the press conference belowrd...
Jun 03, 2021
Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two stat...
Jun 03, 2021
Red Deer Indigenous voices: Kamloops discovery only the first domino
The co-founder of Red Deer-based Remembering the Children Society, says the country will repeatedly relive the pain experienced this week following the discovery of 215 childrens' bodies at a former r...
Jun 03, 2021
Jonathan David, Christine Sinclair named Canada Soccer's players of the month
TORONTO - Jonathan David and Christine Sinclair have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for May. David became the first Canadian to win the Ligue 1 championship in France, scoring the ope...
Jun 03, 2021