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Burger of the Month raises over $1,100 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District
LACOMBE- Does it get much better than not one but two guest chef's and two burgers?It was a first for our Burger of the Month Program and it was a hit.Local guest chef's Alvin and Helen Peck provided ...
Mar 12, 2020 (February’s Burger of
the Month “Two of a Kind”, created in collaboration with local guest chef’s Helen and Alvin Peck. $2 from every burger sold went directly to Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District, with a total of $1,160 turned
over on March 11)
Defence in Schlatter trial to call man they say could be alternate suspect
TORONTO - Defence lawyers for a Toronto man accused of strangling a young woman are expected to call as a witness today a man they suggest could be an alternate suspect. Lawyers representing Kale...
Mar 12, 2020
Iran to call dead medical staff 'martrys' as virus kills 291
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will recognize doctors and nurses who die combating the new coronavirus as "martyrs" like slain soldiers, the country's supreme leader announced Tuesday as the outbreak killed 54 m...
Mar 12, 2020
Trump's ban on travel from Europe poses questions for Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is slamming America's door on most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe - a drastic step in response to an accelerating global pandemic that, should i...
Mar 12, 2020
German intel puts part of far-right party under surveillance
BERLIN - Germany's domestic intelligence agency says it is formally placing parts of the far-right Alternative for Germany party under surveillance after classifying it as extremist. Thomas Haldenwang...
Mar 12, 2020
A high-profile diagnosis and Canadian leaders to meet; In The News for March 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 12 ... Wha...
Mar 12, 2020
Prosecutors question credibility of Kalen Schlatter at his murder trial
TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of killing a young woman denied Tuesday that he led her to a secluded area, forced himself on her and left her dead body crumpled at the bottom of a stairwell. Prosecut...
Mar 12, 2020
Trudeau to announce COVID-19 aid measures Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to announce federal funding to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing numbers of Canadians infected with the new coronavirus and to help worke...
Mar 12, 2020
Groups ask why strychnine banned against gophers but not for killing wolves
Environmental groups are wondering why Ottawa wants to ban farmers from killing gophers with strychnine but plans to allow provincial governments to use it against wolves. "All of the c...
Mar 12, 2020
Try, try again: Manitoba Tories blocked from tabling budget back at legislature
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is to try again today to introduce its budget after the Opposition blocked it from being tabled. The Progressive Conservatives planned to introduce its annual s...
Mar 12, 2020