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Central Alberta under heat wave expected to last all week
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says Red Deer and much of central Alberta will be under a heat event that's expected to last over the next seven days.Beginning Monday, daytime high temper...
Aug 25, 2025
Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion prov...
Aug 25, 2025
Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...
Aug 25, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Following destructive wildfires, New Brunswick reopens forest access
New Brunswick is lifting most of the restrictions it had imposed on access to Crown land. The provincial government had banned public access to forests to reduce the risk of more wildfires erupting. O...
Aug 25, 2025
Auditor general to study the modernization of the federal pay system
OTTAWA - The federal government's troubled attempt to modernize its pay system will be probed by the federal auditor general as the government begins its move to another new payroll program. Ottawa an...
Aug 25, 2025
Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in US
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocai...
Aug 25, 2025
Red Deer motorcyclist killed in Friday night collision
A collision on Friday night between a pick-up truck and a motorcycle claimed the life of a 27-year-old Red Deer resident.Red Deer RCMP responded to the collision on Aug. 22 at 9:54 p.m., which took pl...
Aug 25, 2025
Market Watch - Aug. 22, 2025
This week's highlightsEquities mixed for the week as policy signals and PMI data drive volatility across regionsRates stabilize on inflation and policy cuesCanada's inflation rate slows to 1.7% in Jul...
Aug 25, 2025
Montreal mayor hopefuls promise to dump plan for biweekly garbage pickup in borough
MONTREAL - A controversial switch to biweekly trash pickup in a Montreal borough could be coming to an end, at least during summertime. Two of the leading contenders for mayor have pledged to reverse ...
Aug 25, 2025
Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on its vessel in the Mediterranean
CAIRO (AP) - A humanitarian group said Monday that Libya's coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. The nonprofit SOS Mediterranee said...
Aug 25, 2025