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Federal Liberals, Ontario Tories point fingers over looming Bombardier layoffs
The federal Liberals and Ontario Tories are blaming each other for the impending loss of 550 jobs at Bombardier's railway car plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., as the transportation giant's Canadian rail fo...
Jul 12, 2019
Man killed in hiking accident in Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A man from the Czech Republic has reportedly died following a hiking accident on Crowsnest Mountain.At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, RCMP were informed of the inc...
Jul 12, 2019 RCMP logo
Trudeau, Sohi, meeting with workers at TMX's Edmonton terminal this morning
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying a visit to the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal in Edmonton this morning. It has been almost a month since Trudeau gave a second go-ahead to expan...
Jul 12, 2019
Coroner who investigated Ezekiel Stephan’s death becomes visibly frustrated in court
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dr. Bamidele Adeagbo appeared in the Lethbridge court house via video Thursday for the second of his three-day schedule.He was the coroner who looked into 19-month-old Ezekiel Stephan...
Jul 12, 2019 David and Collet Stephan.
Alberta man wakes campers as RV burns
MEDICINE HAT - What started out as a fun weekend for Jeremy Daffy last Friday turned into anything but.He and friends were camping at the Cottonwood Golf Course and when Daffy decided to head back to ...
Jul 12, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne
OCS pulls some CannTrust pot amid Health Canada probe, Alberta puts pot on hold
TORONTO - The Ontario Cannabis Store has removed certain CannTrust Holdings Inc. products from its online store and from distribution to physical outlets until Health Canada completes its in...
Jul 12, 2019
Disney cancels premiere after death of star Cameron Boyce
LOS ANGELES - Disney Channel has cancelled the red-carpet premiere of its movie "Descendants 3" after the death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce. Disney Channel said in a statement Thursday that inst...
Jul 12, 2019
Labor Secretary Acosta resigns amid Epstein deal scrutiny
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is stepping down following criticism of his handling of a plea deal with a wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused o...
Jul 12, 2019
Downtown tree pruning set to begin
Tree pruning is set to begin in downtown Red Deer next week.City officials say Parks aerial lift trucks (bucket trucks) will be pruning city owned trees in the downtown area between 48 and 52 Street a...
Jul 12, 2019
Drayton Valley air monitoring station set to open
West Central Airshed Society (WCAS) will be celebrating the launch of the new Drayton Valley Air Monitoring Station on Friday, July 12 at 9:00 am. Joining WCAS representatives will be Mark Smith, MLA ...
Jul 12, 2019