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Home sales fall across Canada to reach their lowest level in 3 years: CREA
A flood of buyers and sellers looking to close deals late last year ahead of looming tighter mortgage rules resulted in a 14.5 per cent “payback” drop in home sales between December and Ja...
Feb 15, 2018

Shaw president says voluntary departure of 3,300 employees is a 'good outcome'
TORONTO - The departure of one-quarter of Shaw Communications Inc.’s workforce will be manageable -and mitigated by a technology-driven push toward customer self-service - even though the 3,300 ...
Feb 15, 2018

Coming soon: Legislature TV
EDMONTON- Albertans will soon be able to keep tabs on provincial politics on television. A new channel called Legislature TV will provide what the province calls “gavel to gavel” coverage....
Feb 15, 2018

Calgarian pleads guilty to aggravated sex assault, didn't tell women he had HIV
CALGARY – A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty to six counts of aggravated sexual assault for not telling six women he was HIV positive. Court heard John McNamara met the women on dating website...
Feb 15, 2018
South African limbo ends with new president, Cyril Ramaphosa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Cyril Ramaphosa became South Africa’s president with a message of clean government and inclusiveness on Thursday, stirring the hopes of many South Africans that he can ...
Feb 15, 2018
CP NewsAlert: Canada wins silver in luge relay
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada has earned its second Olympic luge medal, finishing second in the team relay at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The team of singles sliders Alex Gough an...
Feb 15, 2018

Lacombe City Council approves accountability bylaw
LACOMBE- City Council has approved a Council's Procedural Bylaw which lays out the rules governing the proceedings and the regular business of Council and Council Committees. Noteworthy amendments to ...
Feb 15, 2018
CP NewsAlert: Canadian speedskater Bloemen wins gold in men's 10,000 metres
GANGNEUNG,, Korea, Republic Of - Calgary speedskater Ted-Jen Bloemen has won the gold medal in the men’s 10,000 metres at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Bloemen, the world record holder in the...
Feb 15, 2018

New cardiac imaging equipment saving lives at Red Deer Regional Hospital
A $500,000 piece of equipment at Red Deer Regional Hospital is improving the standard of care for cardiac patients, but what overall impact is it having? Following an anonymous donation of $750,000 in...
Feb 15, 2018
Trump breaks silence on domestic abuse, Kelly out of sight
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump at last broke his silence to explicitly denounce domestic violence in the wake of allegations that a top White House aide had abused two former wives. Chief of staf...
Feb 15, 2018