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Government to review funding for former governors general, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada’s governors general deserve continued financial support once they retire but they need to be more transparent and accountable for their expenses, Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. T...
Oct 31, 2018
Government ushers in pay equity legislation for federally regulated workers
OTTAWA - The Liberal government introduced long-awaited pay-equity legislation Monday for federally regulated workers. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said the proposed proactive pay legislation is intend...
Oct 31, 2018
Rocky family adjusting to life with quadruplets
It’s four times the joy for a Rocky Mountain House family. Charlee and Gregory Hainsworth are the proud parents of quadruplets — three boys and a girl born October 18 in Calgary. Thomas Al...
Oct 31, 2018
Melting Ice In The Himalayas Exposes Skeleton-Filled Lake
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Skeleton Lake Deep in the snow-covered mountains of the Himalayas, the skeletal remains of hundreds of people populate a small lake in Roopkund, India, sev...
Oct 31, 2018
One Cruel And Sinister Way To Catch A Witch
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Witch Catchers And Man Catchers One of the most curious instruments of torture ever developed, this spiked collar polearm was used to catch criminals by pu...
Oct 31, 2018
The Real Story That Inspired The Beauty And The Beast
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Real Beauty and the Beast Believe it or not, the beast from a tale as old as time was based on a real story. He was indeed covered in hair and regarded...
Oct 31, 2018
Safe Harbour raffle supporting United Way
Safe Harbour Society excited to share that we are hosting a fundraiser in support of the United Way of Central Alberta. We are raffling off two absolutely gorgeous prizes in conjunction with our "Many...
Oct 31, 2018
Ottawa argues one province's failure to bring in a carbon tax will harm others
REGINA - The federal government argues it has jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax in Saskatchewan because climate change is a matter of national concern. In written arguments filed with Saskatchewan&#...
Oct 31, 2018
County takes over Elnora Fire Dept., works on IDP with Delburne
Council for Red Deer County has approved a request from the Village of Elnora to assume responsibility of the Elnora Fire Department and provide fire protection services to the community moving forwar...
Oct 31, 2018
'A blooming shame:' Greyhound winds down in Western Canada, northern Ontario
Retired bus driver Iain Gray ambled through Calgary’s cavernous Greyhound depot on its last day in operation, a gold pin with the bus company’s logo on his jacket. Gray dropped by the stat...
Oct 31, 2018