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Calkins: Liberals failing Canadians by being soft on crime
Over the last few months I have met with hundreds of residents, police officers, municipal officials, and business owners across our riding about the crime problem in Red Deer - Lacombe. In these meet...
Jun 13, 2018
Nova Scotia premier expresses support for supply management in dairy, poultry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier is reiterating his support for Canada’s supply management system in the dairy and poultry sectors, saying the province doesn’t want it bargained away ...
Jun 13, 2018
AP Investigation: Buying local fish? It may not be true
MONTAUK, N.Y. - Caterers in Washington tweeted a photo of maroon sashimi appetizers served to 700 guests attending the governor’s inaugural ball last year. They were told the tuna was from Monta...
Jun 13, 2018
Doug Ford says he stands with Trudeau on trade despite clashing on other issues
TORONTO - Doug Ford says that while he may clash with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues like carbon pricing, he will stand side by side with the federal government when it comes to international...
Jun 13, 2018
Dellen Millard's murder trial hears gruesome details from father's autopsy
TORONTO - The trial of a twice-convicted murderer heard Wednesday from a forensic pathologist who described the gruesome details of the autopsy of the man’s father, whose death was initially rul...
Jun 13, 2018
Volkswagen fined $1.2 billion in Germany over diesel scandal
BERLIN - Automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that it’s being fined 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) by German authorities in connection with the diesel emissions scandal. Volkswagen said in a sta...
Jun 13, 2018
Guatemala resumes search for victims of volcano eruption
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala’s disaster agency says it is resuming the search for bodies after a weeklong suspension at the Volcano of Fire. Conred spokesman David de Leon said Wednesday that resc...
Jun 13, 2018
Nick Nurse's 1st boss says Raptors made the right move in making him head coach
TORONTO - Eldon Miller said just five people showed up for the first players meeting he held as head basketball coach at Northern Iowa. One of them was Nick Nurse. A college coach lifer at “almo...
Jun 13, 2018
Montreal borough votes to restrict Airbnb-style rentals in downtown core
MONTREAL - A Montreal borough is bringing in new rules aimed at limiting the number of short-term rentals in the city’s downtown core in the hopes of preventing conflicts between tourists and re...
Jun 13, 2018
ICYMI - June 8, 2018
Our regular look back at some of the local news stories from Red Deer and area for the week of June 8, 2018.
Jun 13, 2018