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Fatal mass shooting in Toronto impacts city's pro sports community
TORONTO - John Axford remembers going to bars and concerts around Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood years before he became a Blue Jay. When the right-handed reliever from Port Dover, Ont., saw a...
Jul 23, 2018
Red Deer MLAs want to keep Greyhound wheels rolling
Red Deer's NDP MLAs say they are lending their full support to Premier Rachel Notley as the powers that be search for a solution to the impending closure of Greyhound. Greyhound announced this month t...
Jul 23, 2018
Allegations against New Brunswick Speaker founded 'in part': committee
FREDERICTON - A legislative committee in New Brunswick has concluded that harassment allegations against Speaker Chris Collins were founded, but only in part. The legislature’s administration co...
Jul 23, 2018
Cannabis retailers camped at City Hall for permit applications
Aspiring cannabis retailers looking to set up shop in Red Deer have been camped out at City Hall since Thursday. They're taking no chances when it comes to getting their hands on marijuana retail outl...
Jul 23, 2018
Statement from family of Toronto gunman
TORONTO - Statement from the family of Faisal Hussain, who died after shooting 15 people, two fatally, in Toronto on Sunday night: “We are at a terrible loss for words but we must speak out to e...
Jul 23, 2018
Bird on a wire causes power outage in Red Deer, again
For the second time in less than a week, a bird has caused a power outage in the City of Red Deer. The latest one happened over the noon hour on Monday and affected between 1,000 – 1,500 custome...
Jul 23, 2018
A quick look at some current Canada-U.S. trade disputes
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government asked Monday for a review under NAFTA of a 30-per-cent tariff on solar panel cells by the Trump administration. It called the tariff illegal and unfair. Canada is fight...
Jul 23, 2018
One in seven sexual assault cases in 2017 deemed 'unfounded': StatCan
OTTAWA - The number of sexual assaults reported to police is on the rise, while the ones deemed “unfounded” by officers is on the decline in the wake of the #MeToo movement, according to a...
Jul 23, 2018
#DanforthStrong movement grows as people look for ways to help after shooting
TORONTO - Hours after Sunday’s mass shooting in Toronto’s vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, a groundswell of support began for the victims and local businesses, with many vowing on social m...
Jul 23, 2018
Nurses' union seeks emergency meeting with health minister over Red Deer “staffing crisis”
The union representing emergency room nurses at Red Deer Regional Hospital has written Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman to ask for an emergency meeting regarding the ongoing "staffing crisis" at ...
Jul 23, 2018