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Restored 'Porgy and Bess' gets key test on road to Met Opera
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A restored edition of a pioneering, enduring American opera emerges at a time when its racial and social themes are as relevant as the era in which it premiered. The long-in-the-wor...
Feb 16, 2018

Red Deer RCMP investigate incidents on Iverson Close and Kitson Close
RED DEER- RCMP remain on scene at a residence on Kitson Close and a second residence on Iverson Close after an incident yesterday morning that involved both addresses. Two people were injured during a...
Feb 16, 2018
Montreal teen in critical condition after being found in pool
MONTREAL - A 13-year-old Montreal boy remained in critical condition Friday after being found at the bottom of a swimming pool following a high school gym class this week. No one noticed the Grade 8 s...
Feb 16, 2018

Linebacker Kyries Hebert signs with Redblacks after release by Alouettes
MONTREAL - Veteran linebacker Kyries Hebert signed with the Ottawa Redblacks only hours after being released by the Montreal Alouettes on Friday. Hebert, 37, asked out of Montreal after being told his...
Feb 16, 2018
Former staffer says she was sexually assaulted by Ontario legislator: Lawyer
TORONTO - A former political staffer is alleging she was sexually assaulted by a Liberal member of Ontario’s legislature when she was working for him more than a decade ago, the woman’s la...
Feb 16, 2018

Liberals write off $200 million in student loans feds will never collect
OTTAWA - The federal government is writing off more than $200 million in outstanding student loan payments that officials will never be able to collect. Recently released spending documents show the g...
Feb 16, 2018

Panel says 'politics' holding back investment into Canada's energy industry
Dozens of local business leaders gathered at the Radisson Hotel in Red Deer on Thursday to take in a panel discussion on the future of the energy industry in Canada and the outlook for 2018. The event...
Feb 16, 2018

Blue Bombers sign defensive end Craig Roh to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed defensive end Craig Roh to a two-year contract on Friday. The six-foot-five, 265-pound Roh spent the last three seasons with the B.C. Lions. Roh had 18 defe...
Feb 16, 2018

Trudeau asked to order a halt to collection of 'gross' Phoenix overpayments
OTTAWA - Unions representing more than 225,000 federal public servants appealed directly to the prime minister on Friday for an order to block the government from collecting more money from its employ...
Feb 16, 2018
Caesars to check 'Do Not Disturb' rooms daily
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - One of the world’s largest casino companies will check its guests’ hotel rooms every 24 hours, even if they have a “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging on the do...
Feb 16, 2018