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Feds spending plan heads to confidence vote as provinces seek more health-care cash
OTTAWA - Canada's most populous province says the federal Liberal government missed an opportunity in its new spending plan to signal more help for health-care systems, setting up a potential showdown...
Dec 01, 2020
CARSTAR supports Red Deer Christmas Bureau, Food Bank
CARSTAR Red Deer and CARSTAR Red Deer South made their annual contribution this year on November 30, with a $2,500 donation to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau and Red Deer Food Bank. As the COVID-19 pan...
Dec 01, 2020
QMJHL weighing two scenarios at it plans for a return to play in January
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has a plan A and a plan B to resume its season in mid-January, and its commissioner said Tuesday that cancelling its schedule isn't an option. On Monda...
Dec 01, 2020
Red Deer County tables "rainy day budget" for public input
Red Deer County is looking to use reserves to keep its books balanced moving forward without burdening ratepayers. County council on Tuesday approved tabling the 2021 to 2023 Operating budget and the ...
Dec 01, 2020
Alberta RCMP launches Instagram account to showcase positive stories
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP says it has launched a new Instagram account (@RCMPAlbertaGRC ) to connect with Albertans in a new capacity.Through branching out on another platform, Mounties say they want to...
Dec 01, 2020
Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His...
Dec 01, 2020
Ontario Human Rights Commission to look at anti-Indigenous racism in lacrosse
The Ontario Human Rights Commission says it plans to address the issue of anti-Indigenous racism in lacrosse. The commission announced on Tuesday that it will meet with Six Nations of the Grand River ...
Dec 01, 2020
Military identifies remains of Newfoundland soldier killed in Belgium in 1917
OTTAWA - The Canadian military says it has identified the remains of a young soldier from Newfoundland who died on a First World War battlefield in Belgium in 1917. The remains of Pte. John Lambert of...
Dec 01, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Probe finds arrest of Nunavut man knocked down by truck door was lawful
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An investigation by the Ottawa Police Service has determined that the arrest of a Nunavut man who appeared to have been knocked down by an RCMP truck door was lawful. A video posted...
Dec 01, 2020
Quebec City's memorial to 2017 mosque shooting victims symbolizes defeat of hatred
Quebec City has inaugurated a memorial to the victims of the 2017 mosque shooting. The commemorative work designed by artist Luce Pelletier is located near the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec, in th...
Dec 01, 2020