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Safes and style; In-The-News for Oct. 11 is sliding into Thanksgiving weekend
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 11. What we are watching i...
Oct 11, 2019
A blast of early winter cripples southern Manitoba; power out, highways closed
WINNIPEG - A first, early blast of windy, winter-like weather has knocked out power and made travel nearly impossible in many parts of southern Manitoba. Heavy, wet snow ...
Oct 11, 2019
Politicians in Yukon vote unanimously to declare climate emergency
WHITEHORSE - Members of Yukon's legislature have voted to declare a climate emergency. The vote adds Yukon to the growing list of nearly 500 federal, provincial and municipal governments, in...
Oct 11, 2019
No lawyer yet for Sylvan Lake man charged with killing wife
A Sylvan Lake man charged with murdering his wife last month has yet to find a lawyer.Satnam Singh Sandhu, 41, made a brief appearance in Red Deer provincial court Friday morning.Sandhu remains in cus...
Oct 11, 2019
Red Deer unemployment rate rises to 8%
RED DEER- The unemployment rate for the Red Deer area climbed to 8% in September.That is up from 7.3% in August.The Alberta rate for last month was 6.6%. That is a drop from 7.2% in August.Nationally,...
Oct 11, 2019
Drayton Valley RCMP Report: Oct. 3-10
October 39:24 am - Brazeau County - RR 70 - Complainant reported a B&E in progress at her residence, alarm had gone off, neighbour witnessed someone on property. Members attended, suspects gone, m...
Oct 11, 2019
Non-Canadian citizen receives voting card
CALGARY- An Alberta man who doesn't have Canadian citizenship says he has received a voting card from Elections Canada for the October 21 federal election.Paul Gabriel of Beiseker has lived in the pro...
Oct 11, 2019
Agrium fined for ammonia release
CALGARY- Agrium has been fined nearly $30,000 for failing to report an ammonia release from a facility southeast of Calgary.Alberta Environment says the release occurred at Agrium's Carseland Nitrogen...
Oct 11, 2019
Some truckers exempt from new Alberta training standards
EDMONTON- Transportation minister Ric McIver says some transport truck drivers will be permanently exempt from new training standards announced in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that kille...
Oct 11, 2019 Ric McIver
Lethbridge Conservative candidate denounces anti-Trudeau election signs
LETHBRIDGE - The city's candidate with the Conservative Party of Canada is decrying a series of signs that encourage people to vote for the Conservatives this month.Rachael Harder, who is the riding's...
Oct 10, 2019 An unofficial anti-Justin Trudeau election sign. (Supplied by Rachael Harder, MP on Facebook)