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'Necessary' for Edmonton officers to shoot armed suspect in 2017: watchdog
EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says three Edmonton officers used "necessary" force in the fatal shooting of an armed suspect in 2017.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the 30-year-o...
Jan 27, 2020
First Friday Red Deer presents County Pride Dance Club
RED DEER- The Red Deer Arts Council is pleased to present a special performance by Country Pride Dance Club at the next First Friday Red Deer event taking place on February 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.The...
Jan 27, 2020
At Sundance, Clinton warns of voter suppression in election
PARK CITY, Utah - Since losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has released a memoir about that defeat, launched a political action committee and penned another book about "gutsy wo...
Jan 27, 2020
RCMP intelligence official faces new charges in secrecy case
OTTAWA - The federal prosecution service says a senior RCMP official faces three new charges for alleged secrecy breaches. Cameron Jay Ortis, director general of the RCMP's National Intellig...
Jan 27, 2020
Dominic LeBlanc back in Commons for first time since cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA - Veteran Liberal MP and cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc took his front-bench seat in the House of Commons on Monday for the first time since he was diagnosed with a form of blood ca...
Jan 27, 2020
Leaders pay tribute, MPs call for justice for Canadians who died on Flight PS752
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has paid tribute in the House of Commons to those who died on the Ukraine International Airlines passenger jet shot down outside Tehran earlier this month, as MP...
Jan 27, 2020
Kenney wants Ottawa to approve Teck mine for benefit of First Nations
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move swiftly to approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray. Jason Kenney says there is no reason to del...
Jan 27, 2020
St. Louis Blues assign veteran forward Troy Brouwer to San Antonio
VANCOUVER - The St. Louis Blues have assigned Troy Brouwer to the American Hockey League's San Antonio Rampage after the veteran forward cleared waivers. Brouwer has one goal in 10 games with the Blue...
Jan 27, 2020
Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study
VANCOUVER - Adopting drought and heat-tolerant grape varieties could help winemakers grappling with the effects of climate change, says new research from the University of British Colum...
Jan 27, 2020
No Landfill Disposal Facility in Sylvan Lake to be ready by year's end
A facility designed to divert waste from Sylvan Lake's landfill and convert it into fuel is expected to be up and running by the end of the year.Officials with the Town of Sylvan Lake say Fogdog Energ...
Jan 27, 2020 (Fogdog Energy)