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Feds insist emission standards need to strengthen, as U.S. moves to ease rules
OTTAWA - As Donald Trump’s administration moves towards easing U.S. fuel emission standards for vehicles, the Liberal government says Canada’s standards need to become “stronger,R...
Jul 25, 2018
'His slave': Studio lawyer says boss harassed, assaulted her
NEW YORK - A former lawyer at the movie studio behind “The Hunger Games” says a powerful boss she once viewed as a father figure demanded she be his slave and subjected her to nonconsensua...
Jul 25, 2018
County gets $700,000 as Alberta expands rural bus service pilot project
Red Deer County will be expanding its regional bus service thanks to new provincial funding. The county is getting $700,000 as the Government of Alberta expands its Rural Transportation Pilot Project ...
Jul 25, 2018
New endangered Puget Sound orca dies soon after birth
SEATTLE - The first calf born in three years to the endangered orcas that spend time in Pacific Northwest waters died Tuesday, the latest troubling sign for a population already at its lowest in more ...
Jul 25, 2018
Privileges reinstated for some TFC fan groups as fire investigation continue
Toronto FC reinstated the privileges of some of the team’s supporter groups Wednesday ahead of the second leg of its Canadian Soccer Championship final with Ottawa Fury FC. The Red Patch Boys, K...
Jul 25, 2018
Alberta premier fires back over former PM's plan to door knock in election
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Premier Rachel Notley says it’s hypocritical for Alberta’s United Conservatives to encourage more women to enter politics but then take aim at a woman who left their ...
Jul 25, 2018
Hedley fans consider impact of Hoggard charges on their devotion to the band
TORONTO - Their songs were the soundtrack to many fans’ formative years, but as frontman Jacob Hoggard heads to court on sexual-assault charges, some Hedley followers are considering how the new...
Jul 25, 2018
West-central Alberta experiencing average wildfire season
Though other provinces like British Columbia and Ontario are struggling with wildfires in the midst of extreme temperatures, Alberta has been spared so far this season. Since the start of the fire sea...
Jul 25, 2018
Hospital Lottery dream home winner eyeing trip to Hawaii
The winner of this year's Red Deer Hospital Lottery dream home picked up the keys to her new pad on Wednesday. But Debbie Greiner, a resident of Stettler and long-time housekeeping/long-term care empl...
Jul 25, 2018
Feds promise action to ensure healthy democracy in era of 'false information'
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will try to bolster Canadian democratic institutions in the digital age that are confronting growing public mistrust and concern about campaigns of false inform...
Jul 25, 2018