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Biden moves to reengage with Palestinians after Israel focus
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is moving slowly but surely toward reengaging with the Palestinians after a near total absence of official contact during former President Donald Trump's four yea...
Feb 23, 2021
Rush Limbaugh flag honours won't be statewide
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving ahead with plans to honour recently deceased conservative radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh by lowering flags to half-staff despite protests from ...
Feb 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. There are 852,269 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 852,269 confirmed cases (30,677 active, 79...
Feb 23, 2021
Sylvan Lake man pleads guilty to manslaughter for wife's death
A Sylvan Lake man charged in the death of his wife in 2019 will learn later this week how much longer he will stay behind bars.Satnam Singh Sandhu, 43, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Red Deer Court...
Feb 23, 2021
Pink Shirt Day an important reminder to be kind during trying times
Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, and with the current state of social media, politics and society, any reminder to practice kindness is a welcome one."We can all improve on making an effort to be compassi...
Feb 23, 2021
Rocky Mountain House RCMP seek man who pulled gun on peace officer
UPDATE [6:32 p.m.] RCMP say a 47-year old Rocky Mountain House man turned himself into the Rocky Mountain House RCMP Detachment this afternoon in relation to this incident. The investigation continues...
Feb 23, 2021
Seniors 75+ can book COVID vaccine appointments Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More seniors in the province will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 shortly.Staff and residents of long-term care and designated supportive living facilities have already bee...
Feb 23, 2021
Red Deer down 7 to 559 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta confirmed 267 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 6,335 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is...
Feb 23, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell makes third attempt at bail on sex charges
NEW YORK - Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite awaiting trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, says she'll renounce her U.K. and French citizenship...
Feb 23, 2021
First-place Maple Leafs look to regroup after loss to Flames: 'We're not comfortable'
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe and his Maple Leafs have a decent cushion atop the North Division. That doesn't mean Toronto is feeling comfortable 20 games into the NHL's pandemic-shortened season. "You're a...
Feb 23, 2021