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Canada 'deeply concerned' over possible return of Rohingya to Myanmar
OTTAWA - Canada is raising concerns over reports that Rohingya refugees will soon return to Myanmar - the country in which they have been targets of what has been officially declared a genocide. Forei...
Nov 14, 2018
Halifax researchers say microbe reveals 'major new branch' of evolutionary tree
HALIFAX - A dirt sample taken from a wilderness area outside Halifax has led scientists at Dalhousie University to discover a new branch on the evolutionary tree of life. It turns out the small dirt s...
Nov 14, 2018
Expect no quick end to Canada-wide cannabis shortages, producers warn
The supply shortages that have plagued many provinces in the first month of legal cannabis will likely persist for years, industry insiders say. Provinces including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba...
Nov 14, 2018
Agri-Trade 2018 deemed a success by organizers
Organizers of last week's Agri-Trade Equipment Expo at Westerner Park in Red Deer are deeming this year's show a success. The three-day show which ran from November 7 - 9th, is said to have utilized 3...
Nov 14, 2018
Many child killers have been placed in Indigenous healing lodges, stats show
OTTAWA - Newly released figures show the practice of placing child-killers in the federal prison service’s Indigenous healing lodges stretches back several years - well before the recent uproar ...
Nov 14, 2018
Mortgage risks fading thanks to higher rates, tougher rules: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada provided a closer look Wednesday at just how much stricter mortgage rules and higher interest rates have helped slow the entry of new households into the category of “...
Nov 14, 2018
Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Pie Sale
Just in time for Christmas! The Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm are selling pies again this year with funds raised going to support the Sunnybrook Farm Museum educational programs. Ready-to-bake pies are av...
Nov 14, 2018
Canada Post issues new offer to employees as eBay calls on Ottawa to end strikes
OTTAWA - Canada Post has issued what it calls a “time-limited” contract offer to its employees in hopes of ending rotating strikes that have created a historic backlog of undelivered parce...
Nov 14, 2018
NASA wants Canadian boots on the moon but feds still pondering space options
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government faced criticism Wednesday for a tepid response to the head of the U.S. space agency saying he wants to see Canadian astronauts walking on the moon in the near future. J...
Nov 14, 2018
RDC cross country runners named Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week
A pair of cross country runners have been named Red Deer College Athletics Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week. Red Deer native Jill Stewart is a Queens Cross Country Runner in her third year of the Occ...
Nov 14, 2018