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WATCH: Jason Kenney brings message of optimism to kick off Westerner Days
After smiling and waving his way through Wednesday morning's parade through downtown Red Deer, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shared an optimistic message to help kick off the 2019 edition of Westerner ...
Jul 17, 2019 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was all smiles during a speech Wednesday in Red Deer (rdnewsNOW/Rene Rondeau)
Scheer on Trump: It's 'offensive' to question the family background of critics
SASKATOON - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says there is no place in society for comments such as the ones U.S. President Donald Trump has made about four Democratic congresswomen. Sch...
Jul 17, 2019
Weather improving: Some Ontario fire evacuees staying in Regina heading home
REGINA - Some evacuees who were put up in Regina when they were forced to flee a wildfire in northwestern Ontario are heading home. Last week, Saskatchewan agreed to welcome about one-quarter of ...
Jul 17, 2019
U.S. tug firm to be sentenced for 2016 spill in B.C. First Nation's territory
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A Texas-based company is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to a diesel spill from a tug boat that ran aground and sank in a First Nation's fishing terr...
Jul 17, 2019
Ethics czar erred in approving LeBlanc's use of Irving plane: Democracy Watch
OTTAWA - An organization that advocates for greater government accountability says Canada's ethics watchdog should never have approved a flight taken by Liberal cabinet minister Dominic LeBl...
Jul 17, 2019
Two third-party groups disclose first ad spending in pre-election period
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says two third-party groups have started spending money on political advertising in period leading up to the federal election. Canada Growth Council, a pro-energy, pro-f...
Jul 17, 2019
Trio of deadly crashes not a sign DHC-2 Beaver is unsafe: aviation experts
MONTREAL - At least eight people have died in three crashes involving de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver planes in less than a week in Canada, but civil aviation experts say the aircraft remains the safes...
Jul 17, 2019
Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey
BOSTON - Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016, more than a week after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellpho...
Jul 17, 2019
Connelly hopes to recapture magical 2017 performance at this year's British Open
The 2017 British Open was one of the best tournaments of Austin Connelly's life, putting his young career into high gear. He's hoping the 2019 tournament will have the same effect. Connelly,...
Jul 17, 2019
Wild Rose School Division to post $1.6 million budget deficit, but no plans for layoffs
The Wild Rose School Division's 2019-2020 budget has been approved and includes an estimated $1.6 million dollar deficit based on projected student numbers and expected provincial funding.After a long...
Jul 17, 2019