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Locals share concerns over gravel pit proposed along North Raven River
Emotions ran somewhat high Thursday night at an open house for a controversial gravel pit proposal.Border Paving Ltd. is seeking to open a gravel pit near the headwaters of the North Raven River.The c...
Nov 29, 2019 Border Paving hosted an open house at Butte Hall Thursday night regarding a gravel pit proposed for near the North Raven River (Photo: rdnewsNOW/Adam Ophus)
ASDC-Central Male Athlete of the Month: Adam Turgeon
A competitive baseball athlete from Red Deer has been named the Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-C) Athlete of the Month for November.Adam Turgeon is a 16-year-old Grade 11 student at ...
Nov 29, 2019 Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-Central) Male Athlete of the Month: 16-year-old Adam Turgeon.
Alberta aiming to end 500 nursing jobs over three years; nurses call it 'betrayal'
EDMONTON - The union representing Alberta nurses says the provincial government's intention to eliminate 500 full-time nursing positions over the next three years has left them feeling betrayed.David ...
Nov 29, 2019
Bill Peters resigns as Calgary Flames head coach
Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters has resigned amid allegations of racial slurs and physical abuse of players in previous jobs.General manager Brad Treliving said Friday at a press conference in C...
Nov 29, 2019 Bill Peters (Photo: The Canadian Press)
'It was getting terrifying:' students attend hearing for alleged feces-thrower
TORONTO - Dozens of university students crowded a Toronto courthouse Wednesday as a man accused of dumping liquefied feces on strangers at two campus libraries and a downtown sidewalk had his bai...
Nov 29, 2019
Edmonton mayor says he could help Trudeau deal with angry western premiers
OTTAWA - Mayors in western Canada could help smooth relations between the federal Liberal government and angry western premiers, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson said Friday after meeting Prime Minister Just...
Nov 29, 2019
Coroner's office says post-mortem for plane crash victims could take days
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Ontario chief coroner's office says it will perform post-mortem examinations in the coming days on the four adults and three children who died in&nbs...
Nov 29, 2019
Ontario court dismisses Subway's lawsuit against CBC over chicken report
An Ontario court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Subway against the CBC over a report on the content of its chicken sandwiches, but says legal action against the lab that tested the&nb...
Nov 29, 2019
Edmonton Eskimos fire head coach Jason Maas after 8-10 regular season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have fired Jason Maas, ending the four-year run of a hot-tempered, heart-on-his-sleeve head coach who inspired his players but delivered results that, while good, were ...
Nov 29, 2019
Halifax police apologize to black community for pain caused by street checks
Halifax's police chief has issued a formal apology to Nova Scotia's black community today over the practice of street checks. Chief Daniel Kinsella says police are sorry for actions that have caused p...
Nov 29, 2019