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Howie Mandel says comedy festival bigger than Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - Comedian Howie Mandel is promising a bigger and more exciting Just For Laughs festival this summer - even with founder Gilbert Rozon out of the picture. “Our whole thrust is moving fo...
May 15, 2018
Trade body: EU still providing illegal subsidies to Airbus
GENEVA - A World Trade Organization panel ruled Tuesday that the European Union continues to provide illegal subsidies to plane-maker Airbus, the latest in a string of tussles between the European man...
May 15, 2018
Annual Report shows persons crimes down, frauds spike in Lacombe
Last year was a busy one for the Lacombe Police Service. In the 2017 Annual Report presented to Lacombe city council on Monday, Chief Lorne Blumhagen says the number of calls for service they received...
May 15, 2018
New Brunswick man sentenced to 15 years for child pornography charge in U.S.
A 50-year-old New Brunswick man who travelled to Ohio to meet a teenage girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for production of child pornography in the United States. Joseph Haggerty was arre...
May 15, 2018
Barrie Wilson accessible playground fundraiser a big success!
A huge thank you goes out to the Clearview McDonald’s who presented us with a cheque for over $10,000 dollars on Monday! Thanks to everyone who participated in our recent McHappy Day fundraiser ...
May 15, 2018
Rescuers recover 4 bodies from capsized Indian ferry
HYDERABAD, India - Rescuers on Wednesday recovered four bodies from a river ferry which capsized in heavy winds in rural south India, leaving up to 40 people still missing and feared dead, an official...
May 15, 2018
Halifax jail conversion will see fewer barriers between inmates, guards
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s largest jail is removing barriers between guards and prisoners, aiming to decrease violence at the 17-year-old facility. Officers at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional ...
May 15, 2018
Quebec restaurant owners want labour law reform to include tip-sharing mechanism
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec restaurant owners is calling on the province to include a tip-sharing mechanism in the labour code to address a wage gap between waiters and kitchen staff...
May 15, 2018
Council approves parking penalties increases, effective July 1
Penalties related to parking infractions are going up on July 1 in Red Deer. City council finalized the increases Monday night. They originally granted approval to them during Operating Budget in Janu...
May 15, 2018
UPDATE: 17-year-old Allissa Daychief located
Red Deer RCMP say 17-year-old Allissa Dawn Daychief has been located and RCMP thank the public for their assistance.
May 15, 2018