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Angry Indian farmers reject government offer for talks
NEW DELHI - Protesting farmers on Sunday rejected the Indian government's offer to hold immediate talks if they ended their blockade of key highways they've held as they seek the scrapping of legislat...
Nov 29, 2020
Pope, with new cardinals, warns church against mediocrity
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, joined by the church's newest cardinals in Mass on Sunday, warned against mediocrity as well as seeking out "godfathers" to promote one's own career. Eleven of the 13 new ...
Nov 29, 2020
Conservatives attack Trudeau's 'reset' but they have ideas for their own
OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says building up the Canadian economy after the COVID-19 pandemic can't be achieved without a massive overhaul of the tax system and regulatory re...
Nov 29, 2020
Vanderbilt K Fuller becomes first woman to play in Power 5
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power Five conference football game when she kicked off to start the second half against Missouri on Saturday. Full...
Nov 28, 2020
Red Deer with 170 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta announced another 1,731 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.That's out of 21,657 tests completed over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of eight per cent.There are now 14,931 active cases in t...
Nov 28, 2020
Red Deer native Cade Mason named AJHL Defensive Player of the Week
Red Deer native Cade Mason of the Grande Prairie Storm is the AJHL Defensive Player of the Week.Mason, 19, recorded two assists on November 20 as the Storm fell 4-3 to the Saints in a shootout. On Nov...
Nov 28, 2020
Alberta government hosting budget telephone town halls
Albertans are invited to have their say in the province's next budget by participating in upcoming telephone town halls.The telephone town halls will take place on Nov. 30, Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. The prov...
Nov 28, 2020
Lacombe County agrees to support Sylvan Lake’s Pogadl Park
Sylvan Lake's newest sports and recreation area is getting financial support from Lacombe County.County council voted at their meeting on Thursday to approve funding two per cent of the project, as wa...
Nov 28, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Canada remain on troubling course, Tam says, amid rising numbers
Canada's top doctor says the country is still on a troubling track for new COVID-19 infections as case counts continue mounting in much of the country. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam say...
Nov 28, 2020
Atikamekw leaders taken aback by Quebec government refusal to adopt Joyce's Principle
MONTREAL - Atikamekw leaders in Quebec say they are disappointed by the Quebec government's refusal to adopt measures aimed at improving Indigenous health care this week over a reference to systemic r...
Nov 28, 2020