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Stettler men sentenced in large canola theft last year
Sentences have been handed down to two Stettler men charged in the theft of a large amount of canola last year.Jesse James Lyman MacDonald, 33, and Tristan James Ruby, 37, were each sentenced followin...
May 29, 2023

Quebec, Ottawa pledge $300 million for GM electric car battery component plant
BCANCOUR, Que. - The governments of Quebec and Canada are announcing $300 million in funding for a factory that will make components for electric vehicle batteries in Bcancour, Que., located about hal...
May 29, 2023

Innisfail RCMP investigate robbery at local motel
Innisfail RCMP are investigating a robbery that took place at a local motel. On May 29, at approximately 4:10 a.m., Mounties say the Super 8 motel in Innisfail was the victim of an armed robbery. They...
May 29, 2023

Over two years in jail for Red Deer County man charged in stolen vehicle crash
A Red Deer County man charged in a crash in north Red Deer last year involving a stolen vehicle has been sentenced to 27 and-a-half months in jail.This after Kevin Leo Gallagher, 39, was convicted on ...
May 29, 2023

Market Watch: May 26
Big PictureCorporate earnings influence investors' decisions Monday was a quiet day with markets, little changed in the U.S. as there were no economic releases and all eyes focused on debt ceiling neg...
May 29, 2023

Winnipeg's Katona looks to get back in UFC via a second go on 'The Ultimate Fighter'
Brad (Superman) Katona earned his way into the UFC by winning Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2018. One win and two losses later, the Winnipeg bantamweight was released by the mixed martial art...
May 29, 2023

Red Deer man sentenced in local contraband bust
A Red Deer man convicted of selling, transporting, delivering or distributing unpackaged tobacco products has been sentenced to a 90 day Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) and a $25,000 fine.Chrys Andre...
May 29, 2023

CP NewsAlert: B.C. police say remains of Madison Scott, last seen in 2011, are found
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Police in B.C. say the remains of Madison Scott who went missing in May 2011 have been found and they're searching a rural property in Vanderhoof that is tied to the discovery. RCMP...
May 29, 2023

Family of Quebec woman slain in 2017 suing police, says negligence led to killing
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2017 has filed a lawsuit against the local police department, alleging that negligence by officers led directly to her d...
May 29, 2023

New Democrat MP says she is target of foreign interference by China
OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Jenny Kwan says Canada's spy agency has told her she is an ongoing target of the Chinese government. The Vancouver member of Parliament says she was briefed Friday by the Cana...
May 29, 2023