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Sen. Lynn Beyak apologizes for racist letters, says she'll obey ethics report
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak sought to stave off suspension from the upper chamber today, apologizing unreservedly for posting offensive letters online and pledging to do more to show her contrition. Beya...
Feb 25, 2020
Youth HQ announces new executive director
New leadership has been announced for an organization that offers programs and services supporting children, youth and families in central Alberta.Youth HQ has announced its Board of Directors has app...
Feb 25, 2020 (Youth HQ)
Six-time Canadian curling champion Jennifer Jones denied a seventh
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Jennifer Jones will have to wait for another chance to win a record seventh Canadian women's curling championship. The decorated skip believes she has the team and the time to ...
Feb 25, 2020
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools introduces Kathleen Finnigan as interim superintendent of schools
The Board of Trustees at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) has formally introduced its new interim superintendent of schools following the sudden firing of former superintendent Paul Mason la...
Feb 25, 2020
3 courts, 3 rulings: Carbon tax seen differently in different courts
EDMONTON - Legal experts say rulings from provincial Appeal Courts on the federal carbon tax aren't about the tax itself, but rather the government's legal grounds for it.The Alberta Court ruled on Mo...
Feb 25, 2020
RDC Kings Volleyball feeling good heading into provincials
The Red Deer College Kings completed the regular season in style with a convincing sweep over the visiting Medicine Hat College Rattlers (25-17, 25-12 and 25-12). Combined with the fact the Kings have...
Feb 25, 2020
Hurricanes to bring emergency backup goalie Ayres to Raleigh for game
TORONTO - The Carolina Hurricanes aren't done with David Ayres just yet. Ayres, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver, was forced to be Carolina's emergency goalie for its road game Saturday night against...
Feb 25, 2020
RDC Queens Volleyball primed for provincials in Medicine Hat
After the RDC Queens recorded their final point in Saturday's sweep of the Medicine Hat College Ratters (25-19, 25-16 and 25-21), the focus shifts to the ACAC Championship this weekend in Medicine Hat...
Feb 25, 2020
Vets with PTSD treated like 'lepers,' doctor tells Desmond fatality inquiry
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A New Brunswick doctor who specializes in treating veterans with PTSD apologized today for comments he made about the Department of Veterans Affairs during testimony before a fatal...
Feb 25, 2020
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6B opioid settlement
The generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt has a tentative $1.6 billion deal to settle lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis, it announced Tuesday. The deal is intended to end hundreds of lawsuits ...
Feb 25, 2020