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New this week: Lady Gaga, 'Space Force,' Ghibli films on HBO
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MUSIC Lady Gaga: After taking a departure fro...
May 26, 2020

Public hearing scheduled for CAWES expansion rezoning
A public hearing will take place next month after Red Deer city council passed first reading for a zoning change that would allow for expansion of the Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter (CAWES)...
May 26, 2020

Mounties bust central Alberta drug trafficking operation
Four people face charges after the RCMP cracked down on a drug trafficking operation in central Alberta.Since August 2019, the Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (CAD CRU) has been investig...
May 26, 2020

Pride society renews call for conversion therapy ban in Red Deer
Now that Calgary has passed a bylaw banning conversion therapy, local advocates are again calling on the City of Red Deer to do the same. The Calgary bylaw passed in a 14-1 vote by city council on Mon...
May 26, 2020

Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...
May 26, 2020

800 lbs of stolen copper wire from Southern Alberta sites seized by RCMP
CALGARY, AB - A substantial amount of stolen copper wire has been recovered by the RCMP Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit.They had been investigating the thefts for about two months as oil and gas...
May 26, 2020
Trudeau says deal made with GM for 10 million face masks
The Canadian government has signed a deal with an auto industry giant to boost the country's supply of facemasks.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an agreement with General Motors to produce 10 ...
May 26, 2020

Canadian international Vanessa Gilles signs new deal with France's Bordeaux
Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles has signed a contract extension with France's FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The new deal will keep the 24-year-old from Ottawa with the French club thro...
May 26, 2020

'I can't live on:' Daughter of man fatally shot by Regina police seeks answers
REGINA - Kahaila Morris made a point of walking by the police office near her high school as often as she could. It was a fear the 16-year-old wanted to overcome. But she's still afraid ...
May 26, 2020

Cooling sites shut as heat prompts concern; PM reveals grim nursing home report
TORONTO - A blanket of hot, humid air that has settled over much of south Central Canada has come at a time when anti-pandemic measures have closed many of the usual places where people might seek rel...
May 26, 2020