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Tees-area couple fined $15,000 for animal neglect
A Tees-area couple found guilty of neglecting their livestock so poorly that some of them died has been fined $15,000.Garnet and Joann Schultz, who own a 30-acre plot of land near Tees, were sentenced...
Apr 30, 2019
Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas
Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montre...
Apr 30, 2019
Man charged in synagogue attack was star scholar and athlete
POWAY, Calif. - The man accused of opening fire inside a Southern California synagogue was a star scholar, athlete and musician whose embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism has dumbfounded his f...
Apr 30, 2019
The winter of political philanthropy: parties rake in cash in first quarter
OTTAWA - The long Canadian winter of 2019 was good for at least one thing: lining the pockets of political parties. The Conservative Party of Canada's first-quarter haul of $8 million is mor...
Apr 30, 2019
Nixon named Minister of Environment and Parks
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon is Alberta's new Minister of Environment and Parks.He has also been named Government House Leader.Elected as MLA in 2015, Nixon served as Official Op...
Apr 30, 2019
Buddy system: Bond between Jokic, Murray showing on court
DENVER - Nikola Jokic got right to the point on his flourishing chemistry with teammate Jamal Murray. After all, he believes it's something to write home about. "We are playing really good together," ...
Apr 30, 2019
Jason Kenney officially sworn in as Alberta's 18th premier
EDMONTON - Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney has been officially sworn in as Alberta's premier.The United Conservative leader becomes the 18th person to head the province's government.He is...
Apr 30, 2019
LaGrange, Dreeshen, Nixon named provincial ministers
Three central Alberta MLAs have been named to Premier Jason Kenney's new provincial cabinet. Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange is the new Minister of Education.LaGrange served as a Trustee with Red ...
Apr 30, 2019
Deficit for last year to be $800 million more than Liberals predict, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says last year's federal deficit was $800 million more than the Liberals said it was in their most recent budget. In a new report, the parliamentary budget...
Apr 30, 2019
Pass to the past: NFL applies for historic Duluth Eskimos trademark
EDMONTON - The National Football League may be bringing back a historic team name that will have a familiar - and occasionally controversial - ring to Canadian gridiron fans. Records from the U.S...
Apr 30, 2019