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U.S. ramps up concern over B.C. pollution; eight senators write to premier
Eight U.S. senators say Canadian mines in British Columbia are endangering cross-border rivers through a combination of poor environmental assessments and inadequate monitoring. "We remain concerned a...
Jun 19, 2019
Amber Alert issued for 7 m/o boy abducted by father
Police in northwestern Alberta have cancelled an Amber Albert after a seven-month-old boy believed to have been abducted by this father was located safe and unharmed.A suspect is now in custody.RCMP s...
Jun 19, 2019
Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to give corporate tax breaks to companies that develop and patent green technology in Canada and introduce another federal tax credit for residential e...
Jun 19, 2019
Big day Friday for the Rocky Native Friendship Centre
The Rocky Native Friendship Centre has a big celebration planned for National Indigenous Peoples Day this Friday at Curtis Field.There will be an array of activities including an axe throwing station,...
Jun 19, 2019
Groups launch challenge of Quebec's secularism bill one day after it becomes law
Less than 24 hours after it became law, groups representing Canadian Muslims and civil liberties advocates sought Monday to have Quebec's secularism legislation struck down as unco...
Jun 19, 2019
Red Deer MAG exhibition explore themes of psychology and identity, played out upon the body
The exhibition Unfamiliar Selves: Jude Griebel and Tammy Salzl will be on display at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) July 6 to September 29, 2019. In their paintings and sculpture, Jude Griebe...
Jun 19, 2019
New Pickleball Courts open Tuesday
Pickleball Courts at Motorworks Fields opens this Tuesday, June 25 and citizens of all ages and abilities are invited to join the fun happening at the official opening event.The new facility features ...
Jun 19, 2019 (Patrick Galesloot)
Lacombe County celebrates official opening of the Kuhnen Natural Area
On Tuesday, Lacombe County officially opened the Kuhnen Natural Area to the public. Located on the eastern side of Lacombe County, the public space features 65 acres of land running along the north si...
Jun 19, 2019 (Photo: Lacombe County)
Brothers of Winnipeg bus driver killed on the job call his death senseless
WINNIPEG - The brothers of a Winnipeg bus driver who was fatally stabbed on the job broke down in tears at a sentencing hearing today for the man who killed him. They said Irvine Jubal Fraser's d...
Jun 19, 2019
Senate committee extends deadline for inquiry into Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has breathed new life into an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, after the Conservative senator behind the probe reversed course and decided n...
Jun 19, 2019