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Former Lethbridge Hurricanes players respond to abuse allegations in CHL lawsuit
Members of the 2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes say their "team became an extended family" over the course of that season despite abuse allegations made by a former teammate. Twenty-s...
Jun 24, 2020

More than a dozen great blue heron fledglings found dead in B.C.
VANCOUVER - More than a dozen great blue heron fledglings were found dead this week after a tree with several nests fell in the Greater Vancouver area. A news release from the Wild...
Jun 24, 2020

Mongolian People's Party retains strong parliament majority
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - The Mongolian People's Party retained a strong parliamentary majority, preliminary election results showed Thursday, as the U.S.-allied nation sandwiched between Russia and Chi...
Jun 24, 2020

Canadians exempt from new U.S. visa rules, immigration lawyers' group says
OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of American immigration lawyers says the U.S. government has told it that new restrictions on work visas there don't apply to Canadians. A "practice alert"...
Jun 24, 2020

B.C. allows more openings, but 'we are not leaving COVID-19 behind,' Horgan
VICTORIA - British Columbia is further easing restrictions that are in place because of COVID-19, allowing hotels, motels, spas, resorts, hostels and RV parks to resume operating. Premier John Ho...
Jun 24, 2020

Winnipeg murder suspect arrested in Red Deer
A male youth wanted for first-degree murder in Winnipeg has been arrested in Red Deer. The arrest was made without incident on the morning of June 17 after the youth was located by RCMP at a residence...
Jun 24, 2020

Alberta introduces bill to stop sex offenders from legally changing their name
EDMONTON - Alberta is moving to stop convicted sex offenders from being allowed to legally change their names.Nate Glubish, the minister in charge of Service Alberta, has introduced legislation to mak...
Jun 24, 2020

California voters to decide fate of affirmative action ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's 1996 ban on affirmative action policies will be tested at ballot box in November as voters will decide whether governments and public colleges and universities can co...
Jun 24, 2020

Red Deer back to no active cases of COVID-19
There are once again no active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer. The latest numbers from the province released Wednesday afternoon show the lone active case of the novel coronavirus in our city has now r...
Jun 24, 2020

Convictions upheld for pair charged in 2016 Sylvan Lake drug trafficking bust
A man and woman convicted following a drug trafficking bust in Sylvan Lake in 2016 have lost their appeals.Robyn Lehner and Kyle Schellenberger were arrested along with four others and tried together ...
Jun 24, 2020