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Maskwacis RCMP welcomes new Detachment Commander
New leadership has been announced for the Maskwacis RCMP Detachment.On Friday, Superintendent Gord Stewart, Acting District Commander for Central Alberta District, announced that Inspector Leanne MacM...
Oct 23, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu's remarks disappoint information commissioner
OTTAWA - The federal information ombudsman says she's disappointed by Health Minister Patty Hajdu's comments dismissing the need to bolster access to government records. Hajdu rebuffed a Conservative ...
Oct 23, 2020
Rested Montreal Impact looking to collect points with big finish to regular season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact got some much-needed rest this week, but the time off wasn't particularly exciting for coach Thierry Henry. Asked what he did with his days off, Henry had a very s...
Oct 23, 2020
Nunavut NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq takes two-month health leave
OTTAWA - Nunavut's lone MP says she's taking eight weeks away from work on advice from her doctor. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says she's been dealing with unspecified health problems in the year since she was el...
Oct 23, 2020
Two new schools in the Corridor will need names
Now that the Wild Rose School Division (WRSD) is downsizing from having three schools in the Corridor to two, now comes the task of what to call them.Two new schools are in the process of being built,...
Oct 23, 2020
Rocky RCMP Report October 15-22
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...
Oct 23, 2020
Unions rally in Red Deer against 'damaging' provincial government actions
Union reps and other concerned citizens gathered in downtown Red Deer during the noon hour Friday to call out the provincial government for cuts and changes to health care, AISH and education, among o...
Oct 23, 2020
Lacombe Performing Arts Centre Foundation announces new sponsorship partners
A pair of central Alberta businesses have cast their support behind the Lacombe Performing Arts Centre Foundation.On Friday, Foundation president Grant Harder announced SHUNDA Consulting and Construct...
Oct 23, 2020
Victim of Markham, Ont., homicide identified as Iranian-Canadian activist Mehdi Amin
TORONTO - An Iranian-Canadian human rights advocate found dead in his home north of Toronto this week was a kind, polite gentleman who never argued with anyone, friends of his said Friday as police as...
Oct 23, 2020
47-megawatt solar power project proposed near Joffre
A 47-megawatt solar power project is proposed near the Joffre petrochemical complex.Joffre Solar Park is being proposed by PACE Canada LP, a joint venture partnership between SWITCH Power Corporation,...
Oct 23, 2020