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Airdrie man charged following weapons seizure
CALGARY- The Canada Border Services Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested and charged an Airdrie man with allegedly importing unlawful weapons into Canada. CBSA officers from the ...
Jul 20, 2018
Here's a list June inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and La...
Jul 20, 2018
Here's a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated...
Jul 20, 2018
White House rejects Putin idea for Ukraine referendum
WASHINGTON - The White House rejected on Friday a Vladimir Putin-backed effort to hold a referendum in eastern Ukraine on the region’s future, distancing itself from the idea in the aftermath of...
Jul 20, 2018
Translators stay in shadows, but Dems want Trump's to emerge
WASHINGTON - After a week of erraticism by President Donald Trump about what really went on in his private meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, history could use a fly on the wall. There were t...
Jul 20, 2018
Democrats wrestle with election-year message on health care
WASHINGTON - Ringed by a handful of cheering activist supporters, liberal House Democrats gathered outside the Capitol this week to announce they were forming a caucus to seek “Medicare for All&...
Jul 20, 2018
Economy shows resilience as inflation reaches 2.5% and retail sales grow
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy displayed its staying power in a pair of reports Friday that showed a spring boost in retail sales and inflation at its fastest annual pace in more than six years. Inflat...
Jul 20, 2018
City unveils New Look ‘n’ Book website
RED DEER- A new website makes it easier than ever for Red Deerians to search, get information about, and register for City programs and activities. The update to both the back end and user interface o...
Jul 20, 2018
US, allies set to evacuate Syrian aid workers from southwest
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say the United States is finalizing plans to evacuate several hundred Syrian civil defence workers and their families from southwest Syria as Russian-backed government forc...
Jul 20, 2018
Israeli east Jerusalem plan gets cool Palestinian reception
JERUSALEM - A landmark half-billion-dollar Israeli plan to develop Palestinian areas of east Jerusalem and hoist residents out of poverty is getting a cool reception from the very people who are suppo...
Jul 20, 2018