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MISSING: Curtis Thompson, 34, of Rocky Mountain House
Rocky Mountain House RCMP are actively looking to locate a missing 34-year-old man. Curtis James Thompson has not been seen or heard from since July 1. It is not known if he remains in the Rocky Mount...
Jul 4, 2018
Clearwater County pursues support for broadband initiative from Rocky Mountain House
Clearwater County council met with Rocky Mountain House town council Tuesday evening to discuss a partnership in the County's broadband internet initiative. The meeting included multiple presentations...
Jul 4, 2018
Conservative leader rejected caucus calls to kick Maxime Bernier from caucus
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says he wanted Andrew Scheer to kick the openly defiant Maxime Bernier out of the federal caucus last month, but the Tory leader refused, insisting that his outspoken former...
Jul 4, 2018
American border patrol agents stopping and boarding Canadian vessels: spokesman
GRAND MANAN, N.B. - A little-known cross-border dispute that has simmered between Canada and the United States since the late 1700s is now approaching the boiling point. In the past two weeks, at leas...
Jul 4, 2018
Ontario cancelling cap and trade akin to pulling out of climate framework: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government is interpreting Ontario’s cancellation of its cap-and-trade program as equivalent to withdrawing from Ottawa’s national climate change framework - and is re...
Jul 4, 2018
Sentencing hearing scheduled for Winnipeg man convicted of sending letter bombs
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man convicted of sending letter bombs to his ex-wife and two lawyers will have a sentencing hearing Oct. 3. Guido Amsel appeared briefly in Winnipeg court and says he has once ag...
Jul 4, 2018
Prices and homes listed up, sales down in Metro Vancouver real estate market
VANCOUVER - The supply of homes in Metro Vancouver’s real estate market hit a three-year high as sales dipped below historical averages last month. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver rep...
Jul 4, 2018
WestJet reviewing baggage policy after customer calls it discriminatory
TORONTO - WestJet says it is reviewing its baggage policy after a customer complained that it discriminated against travellers from certain countries. At issue is an airline policy that prevents trave...
Jul 4, 2018
'Very big shock:' Nunavut man killed by polar bear while protecting his children
ARVIAT, Nunavut - A Nunavut man died this week while protecting his children from a rare polar bear attack. RCMP say Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on an island about 10 kilometres from the hamlet of Arviat, ...
Jul 4, 2018
Boston Symphony heading back outdoors to Tanglewood
BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra is returning to its seasonal home at Tanglewood. Music director Andris Nelsons will conduct works by Mozart and Tchaikovsky as the renowned orchestra kicks off i...
Jul 4, 2018