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Tariff strife largely overlooked in runup to Tuesday's U.S. midterms
CLEVELAND - As Donald Trump resumes the role of barnstormer-in-chief before Tuesday’s critical midterm elections, America’s ongoing tariff feud with friends and foes alike seems all but fo...
Oct 31, 2018
Neymar now facing up to 6 years in prison in fraud trial
MADRID - A Spanish judge says fraud and corruption charges brought against Neymar could merit a prison sentence of up to six years when the Brazil forward stands trial. Prosecutors were seeking a two-...
Oct 31, 2018
Raonic pulls out of Paris Masters match against Federer with elbow injury
PARIS - Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the Paris Masters with a right elbow injury. Raonic was scheduled to face Roger Federer in a second-round match on Wednesday. Instead, Fe...
Oct 31, 2018
OSPCA wants out of horses and livestock cruelty probes, blames funding shortage
TORONTO - Ontario’s animal welfare agency plans to pull back from investigating cruelty cases involving livestock and horses as part of a restructure that insiders say may eventually see all its...
Oct 31, 2018
'It's good news:' Nature group tells Canadians not to rake their lawns
FREDERICTON - Good news for the lazy: Canada’s leading conservation group is asking people not to rake their lawn. “It’s good news if you don’t like raking the leaves because l...
Oct 31, 2018
O’Chiese man killed in rollover
A 20-year-old man from the O'Chiese First Nation is dead following a single vehicle rollover last week. Rocky Mountain House RCMP say the crash occurred on October 27. just after 2:30 p.m. RCMP and EM...
Oct 31, 2018
Facebook CEO asked to testify at joint committee formed by Canadian, British MPs
OTTAWA - A Canadian MP and his British counterpart are asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before an international committee they have formed to examine disinformation and fake news. Bob Zim...
Oct 31, 2018
New CT scanner at Red Deer Regional Hospital
RED DEER - Alberta Health Services says patients are now benefiting from a new state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC). CT scanners are criti...
Oct 31, 2018
Calgary 2026 Olympic Games bid survives city council vote on plebiscite
CALGARY - A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games survived a city council vote Wednesday, when a motion leading to the cancellation of an upcoming plebiscite did not pass. Te...
Oct 31, 2018
On Prince Edward Island, a place where no one wants to be the mayor
WELLINGTON, P.E.I. - A small P.E.I. municipality has a big problem: no one wants to be mayor. Wellington - with a population of 400 - is nestled in the heart of P.E.I.’s Acadian community, about...
Oct 31, 2018