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Ottawa pledges co-operation in mining complaint over Mexican activist's slaying
OTTAWA - The federal government pledged Tuesday to co-operate fully with any investigation into the possible role of Canadian diplomats and a former Calgary mining company in the shooting death of a M...
Feb 6, 2018
B.C. mayor apologizes for repeating 'urban myth' about teen's fatal overdose
LIONS BAY, B.C. - A politician in British Columbia is apologizing for spreading a false story about a teenage boy who supposedly died from a drug overdose. Lions Bay Mayor Karl Buhr said in a council ...
Feb 6, 2018
U.S. right seizes on 'peoplekind' comment ahead of Trudeau's trip to sell NAFTA
OTTAWA - A seemingly off-the-cuff remark by Justin Trudeau morphed into a scornful segment on one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s favourite TV shows Tuesday just as the prime minister heads to ...
Feb 6, 2018

Local students to take part in Winter Walk Day Wednesday
As many central Albertans shovel out from recent snowfalls, Red Deer College, Red Deer Public Schools and Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools are marking 'Winter Walk Day' on February 7. It's a provinc...
Feb 6, 2018
Six things to understand about the turmoil in global financial markets
Markets are struggling to rebound from Monday’s sharp sell off, when the Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.6 per cent, its biggest one-day percentage decline since 2011, leaving many wondering...
Feb 6, 2018
Former Ont Tory leader Patrick Brown breaks silence, says 'truth will come out'
TORONTO - The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives broke his silence Tuesday, saying “the truth will come out” about the sexual misconduct allegations that prompted h...
Feb 6, 2018
Boil Water Advisory for portion of Eastview
A water leak in Red Deer's Eastview neighbourhood has resulted in 16 residences being put under a Boil Water Advisory. The advisory was issued February 5 with all affected residences being given hand-...
Feb 6, 2018
They spoke out pre-#MeToo and cheer it, with note of caution
NEW YORK - The newspaper was about to come out with Leesa Perazzo’s account of being raped at 16. She was relieved. And petrified. She had never told her story so publicly but thought it could h...
Feb 6, 2018

Trump aide: Some immigrants 'too lazy' to sign up for DACA
WASHINGTON - Some immigrants may have been “too afraid” or “too lazy” to sign up for the Obama-era program that offers protection from deportation, White House chief of staff J...
Feb 6, 2018
Ex-Olympic gymnastics coach Geddert facing investigation
LANSING, Mich. - Former U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team coach John Geddert is facing a criminal investigation following the final sentencing of disgraced ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar, who ...
Feb 6, 2018