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Northside community centre damaged by vandals
RCMP are asking anyone who may have seen or heard any suspicious activity in the area of Glendale School late Sunday night or early Monday morning to please come forward. Mounties received a call Mond...
Oct 01, 2018
Threat to Canadian electoral system gets fresh look from new cybersecurity centre
OTTAWA - A fresh look at Canada’s ability to defend against possible online threats to the next national election will among a new federal cybersecurity centre’s first tasks. An updated ve...
Oct 01, 2018

Controversial spyware used to track Canadian-based activist: report
OTTAWA - A new report suggests a controversial commercial spyware was used to infect the cellphone of a prominent Saudi political refugee and activist in Quebec shortly before Saudi authorities arrest...
Oct 01, 2018

Housing minister expects homeless to leave B.C. campground by Tuesday
VICTORIA - A group of homeless people who pitched tents in a B.C. provincial park near Victoria are expected to move into approved shelters and living spaces before a government-imposed deadline, Hous...
Oct 01, 2018

Conservatives hosting Yellowhead candidates forum in Drayton Valley Tuesday
Voters in the Electoral District of Yellowhead have a chance to take-in a pair of Conservative candidate nomination forums this week. The first happens at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 269 in Drayt...
Oct 01, 2018
Yelich, Brewers beat Cubs 3-1 for NL Central title
CHICAGO - Christian Yelich’s easy smile and champagne-soaked T-shirt said it all. A division title is much more fun than a Triple Crown. Yelich collected three more hits as the Milwaukee Brewers...
Oct 01, 2018
Leaping humpback whale on Vancouver Island cracks boat window with head bang
COMOX, B.C. - Two humpback whales that circled a boat in the waters off Comox, B.C., were a curious sight - until one of them got too close and cracked a window on the vessel with a bang of its head. ...
Oct 01, 2018

Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell tells Calgary to go for 2026 Winter Games
CALGARY - Gordon Campbell , B.C.’s premier when Vancouver and Whistler hosted the 2010 Winter Games, says Calgary should throw its hat into the ring for 2026. “I really hope you do it and ...
Oct 01, 2018

Man charged for crashing stolen truck into transit bus in north Red Deer
A 34-year-old man has been charged after the stolen truck he was driving collided with several vehicles including a Red Deer Transit bus the afternoon of September 20. Mounties responded at about 5 p....
Oct 01, 2018

Temporary overdose prevention site opens in Red Deer
The doors have opened on Red Deer's newest tool to help save lives in the midst of the opioid crisis gripping the nation. Red Deer's first-ever temporary Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) opened at noon ...
Oct 01, 2018