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Ottawa ordered to pay $20M for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary
An Ontario judge has ordered the federal government to pay $20 million for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, with the money earmarked to boost mental health supports in correctiona...
Mar 26, 2019

Maloughney wins Red Deer Catholic by-election
Robert Maloughney has won the by-election for the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Board of Trustees. Voting took place Monday with the unofficial results showing Maloughney earned 381 votes while f...
Mar 26, 2019

Bernard excited to speak at RDC Kings & Queens Scholarship Breakfast
While Cheryl Bernard has spent less time on the ice since retiring from competitive curling, she still remains involved in sports and communities across the nation. As the President & CEO of Canad...
Mar 26, 2019

In The Rings: Brier/Scotties format still a talking point two years in
Two years into the latest competition format change at the Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships, the subject remains as polarizing as ever. “There’s no right or wro...
Mar 26, 2019
Hockey Canada names three-man management team for world championship squad
CALGARY - Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill, former Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis and ex-Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall will serve as the management team for Canada’s 2019 ...
Mar 26, 2019

Brazeau County extends solar rebate program
Brazeau County is offering an all-encompassing energy rebate program for residents to get savings on qualifying home improvements. The Municipal Energy Efficiency Rebate Program came into effect on Ap...
Mar 26, 2019
Man charged in William & Mary football player's death
NORFOLK, Va. - Police in Virginia say they’ve charged a man in the fatal shooting of a William & Mary football player last week. Norfolk police said in a statement Tuesday that they arrested...
Mar 26, 2019

Jussie Smollett's attorneys say all criminal charges dropped
CHICAGO - Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett say charges alleging he lied to police about an attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes ...
Mar 26, 2019
PM stays mum on clash with Wilson-Raybould over high court pick, leak of info
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying mum about whether he rejected former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould’s 2017 recommendation for chief justice of the Supreme Court of Can...
Mar 26, 2019
Lacombe Police Service weekly update
LACOMBE- Police have released information on a number of cases that officers have dealt with recently. March 14- Officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in the Lacombe Lake area. After further ...
Mar 26, 2019