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Charges: 2 killed detective, informant in robbery attempt
CLEVELAND - Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a Cleveland police detective and another man during what authorities said was a robbery attempt. David McDaniel Jr., 18, of Clevela...
Sep 08, 2020
Canadian lawyers demand freedom for ailing, hunger-striking 'Mandela of Iran'
OTTAWA - The Canadian legal team for an imprisoned Iranian human-rights lawyer is calling for federal sanctions and United Nations intervention as she wages a life-threatening hunger strike entering i...
Sep 08, 2020
Hospice Handbag event kicks off with a new twist
Gather around your computer and join the Red Deer Hospice Society as we kick off our Hospice Handbag Online Auction! Typically held as a luncheon every other year, the 2020 version will offer everyone...
Sep 08, 2020
N.B. Liberal leader promises to put province's economic agency 'on steroids'
FREDERICTON - Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers says the province needs a growth agenda, not what he says are austerity and cuts promoted by Premier Blaine Higgs. Vickers told a business audience ...
Sep 08, 2020
'Soft' hiring climate expected in Red Deer to finish 2020
Red Deer area employers expect a soft hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey,"Survey data reveals that 17% of employers plan to ...
Sep 08, 2020
Liberals extend commercial rent-relief program for last time
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending its commercial rent-relief program one last time. The Liberals say the program that aims to help small businesses with their rent or lease c...
Sep 08, 2020
Mounties investigate attempted armed robbery at Stettler Hotel
RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who attempted an armed robbery at the Stettler Hotel on August 22.Police responded just after 1 a.m. after a male suspect had entered the hotel ...
Sep 08, 2020
Green party leadership race nearly doubles party membership numbers
OTTAWA - More than 35,000 people are eligible to cast votes in next month's Green party leadership race. That would absolutely smash the turnout in the last Green leadership race 14 years ago, wh...
Sep 08, 2020
Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab in court offers apology
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has apologized five years after she refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear in court wearing a hijab. A letter of apology from Quebec court Judge Eliana Marengo was re...
Sep 08, 2020
Raptors' Serge Ibaka questionable for Game 6 because of sprained ankle
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka suffered a sprained left ankle Monday night and is questionable for Game 6 of the team's playoff series against the Boston Celtics on ...
Sep 08, 2020