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Search continues for suspects in December home invasion
Red Deer RCMP continue to investigate a home invasion in the early hours of December 14 and are renewing their request for public assistance in identifying the suspects. The home invasion occurred sho...
Feb 08, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos re-sign running back Lochard, linebacker Jones to extensions
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos signed Canadian running back Pascal Lochard and American linebacker Korey Jones to contract extensions. Both players were scheduled to become free agents Tuesday. Locha...
Feb 08, 2018
Operators of threatened independent Vancouver cinema launch its second act
VANCOUVER - The operators of one of the last independent movie theatres in Vancouver say their multimillion-dollar offer to buy the aging cinema has been accepted and now they have 60 days to finalize...
Feb 08, 2018
Minnesota district drops 2 classic novels, cite racial slurs
DULUTH, Minn. - Two classic American novels will no longer be required reading in eastern Minnesota schools because they contain racial slurs. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and R...
Feb 08, 2018

Federal government will intervene if needed on Trans Mountain: Carr
CALGARY - The federal government insisted Thursday that it will step in when necessary to ensure the Trans Mountain expansion project gets built as it announced a restructuring of the process that saw...
Feb 08, 2018

Bank of Canada warns of leaving 'winner-takes-all' digital economy unchecked
OTTAWA - A top Bank of Canada official is warning about the risks related to the growing dominance of a handful of big players in the digital economy and, more specifically, their tightening grip over...
Feb 08, 2018

Dispute erupts between Quebec and Ottawa over personal cultivation of pot plants
QUEBEC - Ottawa’s plan to legalize marijuana is causing a rift with Quebec over how many plants are allowed to be grown at home. The federal government’s bill allows Canadians to cultivate...
Feb 08, 2018

Ponoka Mounties arrest Ontario man wanted for sexual assault
Mounties in Ponoka say they've arrested an Ontario man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for sexual assault. The arrest took place on Wednesday. Police say it was shortly after 11:00 a.m. when they rece...
Feb 08, 2018

GOP senators raise more questions about Steele and dossier
WASHINGTON - Two influential Republican senators have injected new information into the partisan dispute over the government’s secret surveillance of a former campaign adviser to President Donal...
Feb 08, 2018

Town council tables off-site levies bylaw, again
Rocky Mtn. House town council is tabling the new off-site levy bylaw again and will bring it back in a couple months. The decision was made at council's regular meeting on Tuesday. The current offsite...
Feb 08, 2018