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Man sentenced for beating Red Deer Mountie unconscious
A Red Deer man who left an RCMP officer bleeding and unconscious in downtown Red Deer earlier this year will spend the next 13 months behind bars.It was just before 3:30 a.m. on June 4 when the male o...
Oct 23, 2019 Rad Rondeau
Rose McGowan sues alleging intimidation by Weinstein, others
LOS ANGELES - Actress Rose McGowan has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Harvey Weinstein and two of his former attorneys engaged in racketeering to silence her and shut down her career before she...
Oct 23, 2019
'Once Upon a Time' to be reissued with new scenes
NEW YORK - Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" is heading back into theatres with 10 minutes of added scenes. Sony Pictures said Wednesday that the longer "Once Upon a Time ... in ...
Oct 23, 2019
Woody Guthrie Center to honour rapper Chuck D
TULSA, Okla. - Rapper Chuck D is this year's winner of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award that recognizes artists who speak out for the less fortunate. Chuck D was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...
Oct 23, 2019
A by-the-numbers look at the 2019 federal election
OTTAWA - Monday's federal election by the numbers, according to Elections Canada: 17,890,264: Number of Canadians who cast a ballot 4,774,963: Voters who cast a ballot in advance polls, or about 26.5 ...
Oct 23, 2019
Mounties charge four people after protest at Alberta turkey farm
FORT MACLEOD, Alta. - A protest at an Alberta turkey farm last month has resulted in criminal charges against four people.Dozens of activists from Western Canada converged on the Jumbo Valley Hutterit...
Oct 23, 2019
UCP government to continue with NDP’s petrochemical credit program, cancel two others
The United Conservative government in Alberta says it will continue with a program introduced by the former NDP regime to use $1.1 billion in natural gas royalty credits to encourage new petrochemical...
Oct 23, 2019
Quarterback Cody Fajardo signs contract extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up quarterback Cody Fajardo. The Riders signed their starter to a two-year contract extension Monday, keeping him with the CFL club through the 2...
Oct 23, 2019
May sees room for consensus on climate action, pharmacare in new Parliament
OTTAWA - Green Leader Elizabeth May hopes to use whatever influence her three-member caucus has to ensure bolder climate action, a pharmacare plan and a promise of lower cellphone rates make thei...
Oct 23, 2019
Curling community grieves after Saskatchewan lead Aly Jenkins' death
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's curling community is in mourning after the sudden death of a prominent lead. Aly Jenkins, a member of Sherry Anderson's rink, died Sunday during childbirth. J...
Oct 23, 2019