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Quebec superhospital deserves the millions in criminal's bank account: lawyer
Montreal’s English-language superhospital was the victim of the greatest corruption fraud in Canadian history, and one of the key players shouldn’t benefit from the millions of dollars he ...
Nov 28, 2018
Medical journal calls on Canada to ramp up climate action, curb air pollution
OTTAWA - A new report from one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals says Canada’s failure to cut greenhouse-gas emissions isn’t just killing the planet, it’s killin...
Nov 28, 2018
Small tax rate increase for Blackfalds in 2019
Blackfalds residents are in store for a modest tax rate increase next year. On Tuesday, council approved the 2019 budget with a 1.5 per cent tax rate increase. Town officials say the budget was develo...
Nov 28, 2018
Sundance Film Festival unveils 2019 feature film slate
LOS ANGELES - Annette Bening plays Senator Dianne Feinstein, Zac Efron takes on Ted Bundy, Awkwafina dives into a dramatic role, and Harvey Weinstein gets a documentary spotlight in films that will pr...
Nov 28, 2018
Tory legislator says Ford's 'backtracking' on francophone issues not enough
TORONTO - A Progressive Conservative legislator who publicly denounced Ontario’s decision to eliminate the independent office of the French-language services commissioner and a planned French-la...
Nov 28, 2018
Ottawa Senators unhappy with city's mayor as arena dispute continues
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators fired back at Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson after he told reporters on Wednesday the NHL team wanted the city to pay for an arena on a piece of land controlled by a Crown corpor...
Nov 28, 2018
Red Deer MMA fighter wins world junior amateur title
A mixed martial arts fighter from Red Deer is celebrating a Junior World Championship earned in Manama, Bahrain this month. 20-year-old Jett Grande won the gold medal in the International Mixed Martia...
Nov 28, 2018
Fundraiser supporting fetal heart monitors in Rocky Mountain House
A holiday donation campaign is underway in Rocky Mountain House to help raise funds to purchase three new fetal heart monitors for the community's health centre. The campaign is being led by the Rocky...
Nov 28, 2018
Court Briefs: Nov. 28
An 18-month sentence was handed down Friday in Red Deer provincial court for a local man charged following a stolen truck chase last year during which shots were fired by police. Dakota Cornelssen, 21...
Nov 28, 2018
More Sarnia Sting alum open up about alleged hazing in early 2000s
As soon as Dave Pszenyczny started reading Dan Carcillo’s tweets, he knew he had to speak with his dad and his wife. Pszenyczny and Carcillo were 17-year-old rookies together on the 2002-03 Sarn...
Nov 28, 2018