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Olds College launches new Cannabis Production Program
Olds College has begun taking registrations for a new Cannabis Production program. The program will be offered through Continuing Education in partnership with Sundial and Terra Life Sciences. It will...
May 1, 2018
Seven ex-Bloc Quebecois MPs considering forming new party
OTTAWA - The seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois in late February over Martine Ouellet’s leadership are considering forming a new political party. “The Bloc Quebecois you have known, and...
May 1, 2018
Nova Scotia says liquor corporation will open three additional marijuana outlets
HALIFAX - Three months after announcing just nine outlets would sell legal marijuana in Nova Scotia, the province says three more outlets will be added by the fall. Stores in Bridgewater, New Minas, a...
May 1, 2018
STORY REMOVED: BC-AF--Nigeria-Mosque Attack
YOLA, Nigeria - The Associated Press has withdrawn its story from May 1 about explosions that killed 28 worshippers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria because there is evidence that part of the story...
May 1, 2018
Mohawk community's 'marry out, get out' law ruled unconstitutional
MONTREAL - A judge has ruled the so-called ”marry out, get out” provisions of a membership law on the books of a Mohawk community near Montreal are unconstitutional. The sections, which Ka...
May 1, 2018
Red Deer photo radar locations: May 1 - May 15
RED DEER- RCMP have announced the locations where motorists can expect to see photo radar over the next two weeks. Between May 1 – 15, drivers can expect to see photo radar in the following scho...
May 1, 2018
US construction spending drops 1.7 per cent in March
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending dropped 1.7 per cent in March, the biggest setback in 11 months, with weakness in a number of sectors including the biggest plunge in home building in nine year...
May 1, 2018
Canadian men to face Russia in June 16 rugby test match in Ottawa
TORONTO - Canada will host Russia in a rugby test match June 16 at Ottawa’s Twin Elm Rugby Park. The Canadian men are currently ranked 21st in the world, two places below Russia. Canada opens it...
May 1, 2018
The Huge Appetite Of Louis XIV And The Scientist Who Ate His Mummified Heart
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Louis XIV's Appetite When French King Louis XIV died in 1715, his stomach was reportedly twice the size of the average human. Louis was known for his vorac...
May 1, 2018
Canadian rugby sevens women join new cancer research fundraising campaign
TORONTO - Canada’s entry at the Langford, B.C., stop on the World Series rugby sevens circuit later this month should be easy to spot. The Canadian women are taking part in Colour Your Hair to C...
May 1, 2018