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Property tax rate increase for Lacombe County this year
Residents of Lacombe County will be shelling out a little bit more to the taxman this year. County Council has approved its operating and capital budgets for 2018 and they include a 2.5 per cent tax r...
May 14, 2018
Quebec has received 96 per cent of illegal border crossings so far in 2018
MONTREAL - Quebec continues to receive the overwhelming majority of asylum seekers in Canada, with 96 per cent of illegal crossings into the country so far in 2018 happening at its border with the Uni...
May 14, 2018
Russian bombers buzz North American airspace ahead of Norad birthday bash
OTTAWA - Talk about crashing the party a little early. Two long-range Russian bombers were intercepted in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Friday as Canada and the U.S. were preparing...
May 14, 2018
Ontario Liberals say NDP platform contains miscalculation, Horwath rules out coalition possibility
TORONTO - Ontario’s governing Liberals claimed Monday to have found a costing error in the NDP election platform, marking yet another attack on the third party that has been gaining momentum, as...
May 14, 2018
Canadian international Scott Arfield signs four-year deal with Glasgow Rangers
GLASOW, Scotland - Glasgow Rangers have confirmed the signing of Canadian international midfielder Scott Arfield. The 29-year-old, who agreed to a four-year deal with the Scottish Premier League team,...
May 14, 2018
''Nunavut is in crisis:' Arctic communities stressed dealing with social issues
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut’s health minister says more than one Arctic community is at a crisis point dealing with social problems. “We already have some letters crying out for more servic...
May 14, 2018
'Superman' actress Margot Kidder dies at age 69
Margot Kidder’s sister says the Canadian-born actress shared a courageous spirit with Lois Lane, the tough-as-nails journalist she played on screen. Kidder, best known for her role opposite Chri...
May 14, 2018
Red Deer Public School Board passes 'another tight budget' for 2018-2019
The Board of Trustees for Red Deer Public Schools has passed what is described as 'another tight budget' for the 2018-2019 school year. A lack of government funding for student transportation and stud...
May 14, 2018
Canada's Denis Shapovalov cracks top 30 in men's world tennis rankings
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov cracked the top 30 in the ATP World Tour men’s singles rankings for the first time Monday after his strong performance at the recent Madrid Open. Shapovalov, from...
May 14, 2018
School division sorry after employee dressed up as Spice Girl with blackface
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - An Alberta school division has apologized after a staff member at a Christian school wore blackface while dressed up as a member of the British band Spice Girls. Elk Island Publ...
May 14, 2018