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Lethbridge mayor sees positives to supervised consumption
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Harm reduction and supervised consumption sites are tools many agencies are focusing on to battle the opioid crisis. The non-judgmental approach is aimed at keeping people who use dru...
Aug 31, 2018
Left behind: Thieves raid Virginia store of right foot shoes
ROANOKE, Va. - Try walking a mile in these shoes. The Roanoke Times reports a Virginia shoe store lost mostly shoes designed for the right foot over the course of two break-ins this summer. Clean Sole...
Aug 31, 2018
Investigation into biker cocaine ring leads to 10 arrests
EDMONTON – Ten people are facing 45 charges following a year-long investigation into a cocaine distribution network in Alberta that police say was linked to a member of the Hells Angels. Police ...
Aug 31, 2018
WHL player burned in campfire incident tweets he will be released from hospital
CALGARY - An Alberta player with the Western Hockey League who was seriously burned while hanging out at a backyard firepit has tweeted he will be released from a Calgary hospital today. Ryan Vandervl...
Aug 31, 2018
Lowe's Heroes supporting Red Deer Food Bank, Hope Mission
Lowe's Canada is proud to announce the launch of its national Lowe's Canada Heroes campaign. This year, for the very first time, every Lowe's, RONA, and Reno-Depot corporate store in the country will ...
Aug 31, 2018
Japan's Aso, Chinese officials endorse global trade system
BEIJING - Japan’s finance minister and Chinese officials have pledged support for the multilateral system of global trade regulation ahead of a possible new round of U.S. tariff hikes in a battl...
Aug 31, 2018
Caffeine hit for Coca-Cola as it buys Costa coffee chain
LONDON - Coca-Cola is hoping for a caffeine-fueled boost with the acquisition of British coffee chain Costa. The soda giant said Friday it is spending 3.9 billion pounds ($5.1 billion) in cash for Bri...
Aug 31, 2018
Shoppers, workers, return to Toronto mall where shooting took place
TORONTO - Shoppers and employees returned Friday to a popular Toronto mall where a shooting triggered a frantic evacuation a day earlier, while police continued to search for multiple suspects in the ...
Aug 31, 2018
Local farmers market 'keeping an open mind' on cannabis products
The Drayton Valley Evergreen Farmers Market is keeping an eye on the upcoming legalization of cannabis. Ottawa is aiming to make edible cannabis legal a year after legalizing marijuana for smoking. Th...
Aug 31, 2018
Drayton Valley RCMP weekly brief August 23-30
THEFT FROM VEHICLE, SCAM INVOLVING ITUNES CARDS Drayton Valley RCMP say on August 23 at 8:49 a.m. on 45 Avenue a welding truck was parked on the street and the next morning the complainant noted that ...
Aug 31, 2018