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Rookie party leader chided for wearing jeans in Manitoba question period
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician changed his pants after being chided for wearing jeans in the legislature chamber. Dougald Lamont, the Liberal leader who was first elected in July, found himself in t...
Oct 25, 2018
Habitat for Humanity celebrates latest Red Deer build
Two local families have received the keys to their new homes, and their new lives, thanks to Habitat for Humanity Red Deer. Jonathon and Archana Brown, along with their two children Trinity and Nathan...
Oct 25, 2018
Bridges, broadband, funding focuses for new Clearwater County Reeve
Clearwater County has a new Reeve. At their organizational meeting on October 23, county councilors elected former Deputy Reeve Jim Duncan to the post, while former Reeve John Vandermeer was elected t...
Oct 25, 2018
Canada ratifies Pacific Rim trade deal after final vote in Senate
OTTAWA - A bill to enact a new trade pact with Pacific Rim countries has passed the legislative finish line, making Canada one of the first countries to ratify the 11-country deal. Approving the agree...
Oct 25, 2018
Saskatchewan man pleads guilty to some charges related to Amber Alert
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A man accused of a child abduction that sparked an Amber Alert in north-central Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to several charges. Johnathan Gunville, who is 19, has admitte...
Oct 25, 2018
West Central name change idea draws impassioned response
A name change being considered for sports teams at West Central High School in Rocky Mountain House is generating a lot of reaction. School officials say they are looking at changing from the long-sta...
Oct 25, 2018
Cirque du Soleil's Saudi Arabia show 'difficult' for founder Guy Laliberte
MONTREAL - In the light of recent geopolitical tensions in Saudi Arabia, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte has expressed some discomfort with the troop’s performance in that country on Sept...
Oct 25, 2018
Pipe bomb scare raises new questions about mail safety
NEW YORK - The wave of pipe bombs addressed to prominent Democrats has raised fresh questions about the ability of the U.S. Postal Service and private delivery companies to intercept explosives and ot...
Oct 25, 2018
Police reopen investigation into 1972 death of Ontario Indigenous teen
Concerns raised by the family of an Indigenous teen who died in northern Ontario more than four decades ago have prompted the province’s police force to take a fresh look at the case, the lead i...
Oct 25, 2018
Amber Heard says she is happy to have moved on with her life
LOS ANGELES - Actress Amber Heard has a movie coming out this weekend that will be new to theatres and mass audiences, but for her it’s actually quite old. “London Fields,” an adapta...
Oct 25, 2018