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Man sentenced for firearms, stolen property offences
A local man has just under two months left to serve behind bars following a pair of firearms and stolen property busts in Red Deer late last year. The first happened Nov. 5 when Mounties searched a st...
Apr 18, 2018
NewsAlert: Jets beat Wild in Game 5 to advance to second round
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets are heading to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-0 on Friday in Game 5 of their first-round matchup to win the series 4-1. W...
Apr 18, 2018
Pompeo visit to Toronto G7 ministers meeting imperilled by confirmation woes
OTTAWA - Mike Pompeo spent his Easter weekend in North Korea as Donald Trump’s CIA director, but it’s almost certain he will be leaving America’s chair vacant at a major upcoming G7 ...
Apr 18, 2018
B.C. to spend $1.9 billion to help build rental housing over the next decade
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government is investing $1.9 billion over the next 10 years to help build 14,000 affordable homes for renters. Premier John Horgan says fixing the housing crisis in...
Apr 18, 2018
Province making Legal Aid available at bail hearings
The Alberta government has announced a new initiative to help reduce backlogs in the courts and assist Albertans in navigating the justice system. Duty Counsel, a free legal service available to all r...
Apr 18, 2018
Kristen Stewart, Ava DuVernay to serve on the Cannes jury
NEW YORK - Kristen Stewart and Ava DuVernay will serve on the Cannes Film Festival jury that is being led by Cate Blanchett. The French film festival Wednesday announced the jury that will choose the ...
Apr 18, 2018
Nanny who killed kids while parents away convicted of murder
NEW YORK - A once-trusted nanny who butchered two children in her care while their parents were away was convicted of murder by a jury that didn’t believe her claims she was too insane at the ti...
Apr 18, 2018
Nova Scotia legislature wraps sitting that passed education reforms, pot rules
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia legislature wrapped its spring sitting Wednesday with the government getting flack from the opposition on health care and on how it handled a breach of its freedom-of-informa...
Apr 18, 2018
Quebec man facing four years in Cuban prison after boating accident
MONTREAL - A well-known human rights lawyer accused the Canadian government of failing to help a Quebec man facing criminal charges in Cuba after a tragic boating accident that killed a fellow Canadia...
Apr 18, 2018
Women's Shelter latest beneficiary of 100 Women Red Deer
The Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter is the latest community agency to benefit from the generous pockets of 100 Women Who Care Red Deer. CAWES was chosen at 100 Women’s most recen...
Apr 18, 2018