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Alito rejects calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases because of flag controversies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags tha...
May 29, 2024

Access to Information plan includes administrative steps but no legislative changes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is outlining a variety of steps intended to make the much-criticized Access to Information system work better. But it appears any changes to the federal law will have t...
May 29, 2024

Red Deer County code of conduct bylaw passes first reading
Red Deer County council passed first reading of their new Council Code of Conduct Bylaw unanimously on May 28. The bylaw is intended to establish ethical conduct standards for council members in relat...
May 29, 2024

On-ice camera shot of fight at Memorial Cup puts spotlight on fighting in hockey
An up-close look at a scrap during a Memorial Cup game has put the spotlight on fighting in hockey. A TSN cameraman, dressed in white to blend in, came onto the ice Monday night to film a second-perio...
May 29, 2024

School divisions' best bus drivers show their stuff
A fun and competitive event held earlier this month near the Collicutt and two high schools once again saw local bus drivers crowned the best in the region.The school bus 'road-eo' tests drivers' abil...
May 29, 2024

Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's military said Wednesday it has seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza's border with Egypt. The corridor, known as Philadelphi, stret...
May 29, 2024

Lacombe council revises 2024 capital works slate
Lacombe city council has approved a revised capital works program for 2024, with $3.6 million worth of improvements on the way.During council deliberations on Budget 2024, it had approved the 2024 cap...
May 29, 2024

Red Deer photo radar locations: June 2024
Editor's note: This information is released by The City of Red DeerThe City of Red Deer's Automated Traffic Enforcement Program includes photo laser, red light cameras and intersection speed cameras. ...
May 29, 2024

Remains belong to woman, one of four people missing from Dawson Creek, B.C.: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Police in northern British Columbia say human remains found along a river near the community of Dawson Creek this month belong to a woman who went missing nearly six months ago, o...
May 29, 2024

Montreal-based startup gets $850,000 to protect whales with artificial intelligence
MONTREAL - The federal Fisheries Department is giving $850,000 to a Montreal-based startup that has developed artificial intelligence technology to protect whales and other marine life from ship strik...
May 29, 2024