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Nurses rally in Red Deer during province-wide demonstration
Nearly 90 local union members took their health care and bargaining concerns to the constituency office of Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan on Thursday.The noon hour information walk that began at Cit...
Feb 13, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Jets players happy to stick with Maurice, say bad stretches are 'on everyone'
WINNIPEG - Paul Maurice got ringing endorsements Thursday from his players and boss after he signed a multi-year contract extension this week to remain head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. They praised hi...
Feb 13, 2020
Rebels land first pick for new WHL U.S. Prospects Draft
The Red Deer Rebels will select first overall in the 2020 WHL U.S. Prospects Draft after winning the lottery for the draft. The inaugural WHL U.S. Prospects Draft is scheduled to be held Wednesday, Ma...
Feb 13, 2020
Manitoba won't shut door on oil pipeline to Churchill: premier
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is open to discussing a possible oil pipeline to the Port of Churchill as a way of getting western energy to ocean tankers. The idea has b...
Feb 13, 2020
Limbaugh draws bipartisan condemnation for Buttigieg remarks
WASHINGTON - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh drew bipartisan condemnation Thursday for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president because he's been "kissing his husband" on stag...
Feb 13, 2020
CTF: Time to unmask the American health-care boogeyman
When anyone proposes tinkering with health care delivery in Canada they are usually met with a loud and incessant "Canadians don't want American-style health care!"Canada officially recognizes 195 cou...
Feb 13, 2020
Venezuelan opposition leader Guaidó returns home after tour
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid returned home Tuesday, arriving on a commercial flight to the nation's main airport near Caracas without any major incidents after a risky ...
Feb 13, 2020
Barr: Trump tweets on cases make it 'impossible' to do job
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying that the president's tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases "make it impossi...
Feb 13, 2020
Wage increase can't be justified, MLA Jason Stephan tells nurses
Today the United Nurses of Alberta ("Union") held a protest at my MLA constituency office.Protests should be honest; without disingenuous distortions of facts, or attacks on persons instead of policie...
Feb 13, 2020
Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes exchange kickers
The Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes swapped kickers Thursday. Toronto acquired kicker/punter Boris Bede from Montreal for kicker Tyler Crapigna. Bede hit 31-of-35 field goals last s...
Feb 13, 2020