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$1.7M award for B.C. couple after malicious prosecution by Canada Revenue Agency
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island couple has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in damages after a judge criticized the Canada Revenue Agency for the “ruination” of their business and personal l...
Mar 06, 2018

Japanese envoy says signing of new TPP sends message to China on trade rules
OTTAWA - As Canada, Japan and nine other countries prepare to sign the rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership this week in Chile, some see it as a way to set the stage for closer relations with China. The...
Mar 06, 2018

Economic outlook calls for slower, but healthier growth
Alberta is in for a year of growth, but not one residents may be accustomed to. That was the main message at the Sheraton Hotel Red Deer on Tuesday where the Conference Board of Canada hosted one of i...
Mar 06, 2018

TFC hopes exhibition games in Mexico pay off against Tigres in CCL quarterfinal
TORONTO - As Toronto FC prepares for Wednesday’s first leg of its CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal against Tigres UNAL, the club is hoping time spent in Mexico during the pre-season will p...
Mar 06, 2018
Doug Ford raises abortion issue in effort to woo social conservatives: expert
TORONTO - One of the four candidates competing to lead Ontario’s Opposition raised questions about access to abortion this week, resurrecting a political hot potato while stopping short of promi...
Mar 06, 2018

Rebels in good shape despite tough weekend
This past weekend was a rough one for the Red Deer Rebels, but they still moved closer to their goal of earning a WHL playoff spot. The Rebels were outplayed in three straight games last weekend, incl...
Mar 06, 2018

B.C. issues rabbit warning after rare disease kills bunnies on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - Hundreds of feral rabbits in a Vancouver Island community are falling victim to a rare disease that prompted the government to warn people against releasing their long-eared pets into the w...
Mar 06, 2018
Mountie's widow wants move-over law broadened for Nova Scotia highways
HALIFAX - The widow of a Mountie who was struck by a van while helping motorists change a flat tire wants to see a broadening of Nova Scotia’s so-called move-over law. “I actually think th...
Mar 06, 2018

Steenbergen signs with Coyotes
Tyler Steenbergen has signed a a three-year entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes. The Sylvan Lake native was selected by the Coyotes in the fifth round of last year’s NHL Draft. In 51 g...
Mar 06, 2018

UPDATE: Thieves crash truck into Bower Place, steal ATM
RED DEER- RCMP are investigating the theft of an ATM after a truck crashed through glass doors at Bower Place early Tuesday morning, knocking over an ATM near the door so that the two men in the truck...
Mar 06, 2018