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B.C. family says care home switched their mom's cat with robotic version
DUNCAN, B.C. - The family of a British Columbia woman who has dementia say staff at a care home removed her cat and replaced it with a robotic stuffed animal. Dawn Douglas has been living at the Sunri...
Feb 22, 2018
City of Montreal criticized after low-income tenants forced from 'unsafe' homes
MONTREAL - Between the leaky ceiling, rats, and occasional squatters in the staircase, the two-storey apartment building in Montreal’s Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood had its share of problem...
Feb 22, 2018
'Finally upon us:' Mayor says apprehension on eve of school shooter sentencing
LA LOCHE, Sask. - An imminent sentencing decision for a young man who pleaded guilty to fatal shootings at a school and a home is stirring anxiety in the remote northern Saskatchewan community where t...
Feb 22, 2018
Central Alberta Film Festival Now Playing in Red Deer
Local film buffs have a chance to enjoy some great flicks at the Central Alberta Film Festival in Red Deer this weekend. The second annual event runs February 23 – 25 at the Scott Block Theatre ...
Feb 22, 2018
We won't stop fighting until pipeline is built: Minister Bilous
Deron Bilous says the government won't stop fighting until the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline is built. Alberta’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade made the comment Wednesday aft...
Feb 22, 2018
Province announces new rebates for industrial businesses
CALGARY, AB - The provincial government has announced new energy efficiency rebates for industrial businesses. The government announced rebates specifically for industrial businesses to help them redu...
Feb 22, 2018
Liberals to outline long-term Indigenous housing plan in budget, sources say
OTTAWA - Indigenous communities will find themselves with a long-term funding commitment in next week’s federal budget worth hundreds of millions of dollars to address the most acute housing sit...
Feb 22, 2018
Review can't pinpoint why flight school plane crashed near Calgary killing two
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board says it doesn’t know what caused a plane operated by an Alberta university’s flight school to lose control and crash, killing two instructors with...
Feb 22, 2018
Oklahoma City receives rare lake effect snow from storm
Oklahoma City, meet the Great Lakes. A weather event known as lake effect snow that’s common in the upper Midwest and northeastern U.S., made a rare appearance at Oklahoma City’s Lake Hefn...
Feb 22, 2018
Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber out for rest of season, will require surgery
MONTREAL - Shea Weber’s season is over. The Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday that the veteran defenceman will miss the rest of the season as he undergoes surgery for a torn tendon in his le...
Feb 22, 2018