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Trudeau Liberals link 'reckless' Ontario budget with Scheer's Conservatives
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are attacking the Ontario Progressive Conservative government's first budget since Doug Ford was elected premier, hoping voters across the country will connect the docume...
Apr 12, 2019
CFL Players' Association says league "unilaterally" delaying negotiations
The Canadian Football League's contract negotiations with its players have hit some turbulence. The Canadian Football League Players' Association says the league has unilaterally decided to delay...
Apr 12, 2019
UPDATE (Located): 15 y/o Latisha Deschamps
Red Deer RCMP would like to advise that Latisha Deschamps has been located safe and unharmed.
Apr 12, 2019
Tax Bylaw slated for first reading Monday
Red Deer's property tax increase this year could be lower than expected. The 2019 Tax Bylaw is up for first reading at Monday's City Council meeting with Administration recommending a residential and ...
Apr 12, 2019
In pre-budget letter, Hajdu asks Ontario to reverse student-loan changes
OTTAWA - The federal labour minister is asking the Ontario government to reverse changes to its provincial student-assistance program in a letter that serves as a pre-budget salvo against Premier...
Apr 12, 2019
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington addresses teenage tweets
WINNIPEG - St. Louis Blues rookie goalie Jordan Binnington says he has grown up since teenage tweets about women in burkas and cab drivers who speak different languages. The tweets, from 2013 and 2014...
Apr 12, 2019
Most Fed officials see rates staying on hold for all of 2019
WASHINGTON - A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Fed's benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year. Several o...
Apr 12, 2019
Guess who's moving?Burton Cummings complained of noise from dance studio
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A Saskatchewan fitness studio is moving after multiple noise complaints from Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings. Kyra Klassen, who owns Dance Fitness with Kyra in downtown Mo...
Apr 12, 2019
Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that 3,286 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year. The data also ...
Apr 12, 2019
Amid scandal, audit ordered into Baltimore non-profit's work
Baltimore's acting leader has ordered an audit of a non-profit's management of a $12 million city youth fund after it was tied to distribution of the embattled mayor's children's books. The audit of A...
Apr 12, 2019