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Dog rescued from Clearwater County lake, Alberta SPCA investigating
A central Alberta dog has a second lease on life thanks to a caring fisherman.Rob Baycroft, an Airdrie resident who was angling near Birch Lake in Clearwater County on May 4, tells rdnewsNOW he'd arri...
Jun 10, 2021
Lacombe Memorial Centre to relax more restrictions
As part Stage 2 of the Alberta's Open for Summer Plan, the Lacombe Memorial Centre (LMC) is now available for event bookings including small weddings and funerals without receptions. General public ac...
Jun 10, 2021
Washroom at Gasoline Alley gas station up for Canada's best
A Gasoline Alley restroom is hoping to be named Canada's number one.The loo at Sweet Market Esso Station is up against competitors at Surrey Park, the Toronto Zoo, The Rooftop in Calgary, and Borden P...
Jun 10, 2021
Air Canada to recall 2,600 workers as demand for travel bounces back
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it will recall more than 2,600 employees as it prepares for an increase in demand for flights.The airline says the employees being recalled will include various roles, inclu...
Jun 10, 2021
JBS confirms it paid US$11 million in cyberattack ransom
JBS Foods says it has paid the equivalent of $11 million U.S. in ransom in response to a cyberattack.On May 31, it was announced that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack. On June 9, JBS ...
Jun 10, 2021
Centre back Vanessa Gilles making case to be part of Canadian Olympic roster
Canadian defender Vanessa Gilles was late coming to soccer. "I used to play tennis ... with mini-skirts and what-have-you," she said with a laugh. "I was very much into the tennis scene. "(But) mental...
Jun 10, 2021
Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says
OTTAWA - The prime minister's special adviser on the downing of flight PS752 last year says as long as Iran refuses to tell the whole truth about the crash, the country's airspace remains unsafe. Ralp...
Jun 10, 2021
Drayton Valley RCMP Weekly Report: June 3-9
June 38:46 a.m. - Brazeau County - Twp Rd 494 - Complainant reported a gravel truck drove past a school bus while red lights flashing. Under investigation8:59 a.m. - Brazeau County - Violet Grove area...
Jun 10, 2021
Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A neo-Nazi group member whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the FBI pleaded guilty on Thursday to gun charges and obstruction...
Jun 10, 2021
Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont., calls it 'senseless act'
LONDON, Ont. - The father of a man accused in the deadly attack against a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario is calling the incident "a senseless act." Mark Veltman says what happened was an "unspe...
Jun 10, 2021