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Intense U.K. media scrutiny of Meghan Markle baffles Canadians watching it unfold
LONDON - Intense media scrutiny of Meghan Markle’s extended family has left a sour taste for many Canadian tourists and expats observing wall-to-wall coverage of the impending royal wedding. The...
May 17, 2018
Ottawa announces $2B fund to help communities withstand natural disasters
CALGARY - The federal government has set up a $2-billion fund to help communities protect themselves from natural disasters. Federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi made the announcement on the ...
May 17, 2018
Aspire’s Evening of Decadent Dessert exceeds 2018 goal
Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre hosted our signature event, Evening of Decadent Dessert, on Friday, May 11. Guests were treated to a spectacular show of talent, creativity and generosity from the...
May 17, 2018
Quebec to ask Ottawa to allow people in the province to file a single tax return
QUEBEC - The Quebec government will ask Ottawa for the power to collect federal taxes in a move that could reduce paperwork for companies and individuals who would only have to file a single tax retur...
May 17, 2018
Britain's main stock market closes at record high
LONDON - Britain’s FTSE 100 index of leading shares has closed at a record high. The index ended Thursday’s session 0.7 per cent higher at 7,787.97, surpassing its previous peak of 7,778 i...
May 17, 2018
Car wash owners fined $30,000 for fire that injured three
The owners of a car wash in north Red Deer have been fined $30,000 for a fire last summer that seriously injured three people. The explosion and ensuing fire at Lazer Wash on 67A Street occurred on Au...
May 17, 2018
O'Reilly scores in OT as Canada beats Russia, advances to world semifinals
COPENHAGEN - Canada will compete for a medal at the world hockey championship for the fourth straight year thanks to another clutch goal from Ryan O’Reilly. O’Reilly scored the game winner...
May 17, 2018
Canada to see large shifts in fish habitat from climate change: study
Research says climate change is driving hundreds of fish species north from their usual seas and some of the biggest effects will be along Canada’s Pacific coast. That is likely to create new ch...
May 17, 2018
Students, some union members express frustration as York strike drags on
TORONTO - As York University prepares to launch its summer semester without the involvement of 3,000 striking contract staff, students whose winter-term classes were disrupted are expressing frustrati...
May 17, 2018
Notre Dame's Flunder named bantam football coach of the year
Justin Flunder of the Notre Dame Jr. Cougars has been named Football Alberta's Bantam Coach of the Year. Flunder has had a brief but very successful run at the minor level in Red Deer. As the Red Deer...
May 17, 2018