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Federal government says emails, phone numbers accessed in cyberattack
OTTAWA - The federal government says individuals' email addresses and phone numbers associated with Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada and Canada Border Services Agency ac...
Sep 09, 2025
Edmonton police publicly challenging proposed plea deal from Crown prosecutors
Edmonton police are publicly accusing Crown prosecutors of failing the public trust by proposing to pursue a plea deal in the blunt-trauma death of an eight-year-old girl.Police, in a letter provided ...
Sep 09, 2025
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools board of trustees donates $30,000 to The Mustard Seed
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Board of Trustees approved a $30,000 donation to The Mustard Seed this month, which reaffirmed its continued support of community-based initiatives that enhance stud...
Sep 09, 2025
Israeli-Russian graduate student kidnapped in Iraq has been released, Trump and family say
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Israeli-Russian graduate student from Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq has been released, according to her family and President Donald Trump. Elizabeth Tsurkov was f...
Sep 09, 2025
Lakers Feedback Survey underway
Consider yourself invited! The Lakers Feedback Survey is now LIVE, and we invite all Sylvan Lake residents to participate!The survey will help us collect data from Lakers and provide the Town with ins...
Sep 09, 2025
Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration's ...
Sep 09, 2025
Canada sending $2.6M in humanitarian, refugee aid after months of Pakistan flooding
OTTAWA - Canada is providing $2.6 million in humanitarian aid for people in Pakistan displaced by flooding, and for Afghan refugees. Pakistan has been grappling since June with floods and heavy monsoo...
Sep 09, 2025
Trial underway in central Alberta homicide
Trial is now underway for a central Alberta man accused of second-degree murder in a fatal assault on the Louis Bull First Nation two years ago. Eroll Clay Rabbit, 60, a resident of Maskwacis, has a j...
Sep 09, 2025
First Nation says it was shortchanged by millions for land in 2002 settlement
VANCOUVER - A First Nation in British Columbia says it was underpaid by millions of dollars in a 2002 settlement with the federal government over land that was given to a different band then sold to a...
Sep 09, 2025
Carney condemns 'intolerable' Israeli strike on Qatar that killed Hamas officials
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is condemning Israel's military strike on Qatar, saying it undermines the country's sovereignty and risks escalating conflict in the region. Israel says it targeted...
Sep 09, 2025