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Berlin film festival postponed to later in 2021 due to virus
BERLIN - The annual Berlin International Film Festival is being put off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into two parts later in 2021, organizers said Friday. The "Berlinale" had be...
Dec 18, 2020
Woman alleges RCMP failed to protect her identity as source in homicide probe
OTTAWA - A woman is suing the RCMP over allegations the police force failed to protect her identity as a confidential source in a homicide investigation. The woman, known as Jane Doe in the statement ...
Dec 18, 2020
Levins: Signs point to Canadian record, Tokyo standard in The Marathon Project
Midway through the rainy, windy London Marathon in October, Cam Levins' hands got so cold, he had to grip his water bottle with both hands to drink. A few kilometres on, his hands were so numb he coul...
Dec 18, 2020
Trans Mountain shuts down pipeline expansion project to address worker safety
Trans Mountain says it is shutting down construction on its pipeline expansion project until early January for safety reasons.Officials from the company and the Canada Energy Regulator said Wednesday ...
Dec 18, 2020
Health Canada proposes reducing nicotine concentration limit in vaping products
Ottawa wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products. Health Canada is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration allowed in vaping products to 20 mg/ml, down from the c...
Dec 18, 2020
New trial dates set for man charged in $2.6 million fraud case
New trial dates have been set for a Sylvan Lake man accused in an alleged $2.6 million fraud case reportedly involving a 'revolutionary fracking product'.Dane Michael Skinner, 56, was previously sched...
Dec 18, 2020
Feds throw support behind development of mini nuclear reactors; action plan released
TORONTO - Nuclear power is essential to meeting Canada's climate-change goals, and developing portable mini nuclear reactors is a key part of that strategy, the federal energy minister said on Friday....
Dec 18, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays sign Urena, Wall and White to minor-league deals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed infielder Richard Urea, outfielder Forrest Wall and infielder Tyler White to minor-league contracts with an invitation to Major League spring training. The ...
Dec 18, 2020
Reduced service for Red Deer Transit starting Sunday
Red Deer Transit will operate with reduced hours and frequency beginning this Sunday in response to recent changes to public health restrictions.Officials say the decision was made "in an effort to be...
Dec 18, 2020
Preliminary hearings set for pair charged in central Alberta shooting
A preliminary hearing will take place early next year for a Red Deer man charged in a shooting northeast of Didsbury last winter.Lyle Robert Walter Vance, 28, faces 10 counts, including unlawfully wou...
Dec 18, 2020