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Dreeshen: Recent Trudeau decisions are disappointing
My colleagues and I returned to Ottawa this week. We continue to face a number of disappointing decisions from the Liberal Government and hope to continue holding them to account this winter. Trudeau'...
Feb 02, 2018

West Park students make it 12 years of helping local charities
Students at West Park Elementary have a lot to be proud of after their latest ambitious fundraising efforts. Each day last week, donations were collected for five different charities, a now 12-year tr...
Feb 02, 2018
Tom Brokaw collection opens to public at University of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Longtime NBC journalist Tom Brokaw has donated thousands of documents spanning his career to the University of Iowa, and they’re now available to the public. The collection inc...
Feb 02, 2018
Seeing rival Eagles in Super Bowl bitter pill for Cowboys defensive end Crawford
TORONTO - He’s a perennial Super Bowl champion and regarded by many as the greatest quarterback in NFL history. But those are also some of the reasons why defensive linemen like Canadian Tyrone ...
Feb 02, 2018

'60s Scoop survivors pan compensation proposal, say feds didn't consult them
OTTAWA - A group representing survivors of the so-called ’60s Scoop says the federal government’s proposed $800-million settlement does not go far enough. The government failed to adequate...
Feb 02, 2018

Punting NAFTA talks into 2019 would cost Canada 0.2 per cent of GDP: Projection
WASHINGTON - Extending NAFTA negotiations into 2019 would prolong uncertainty for the Canadian economy and trim anticipated growth over the next year, says a forecast released Friday. Scotiabank estim...
Feb 02, 2018

Polar Plunge in Red Deer Saturday for Special Olympics Alberta
Dozens of Red Deerians came together on Saturday in support of Special Olympics Alberta in the first ever Polar Plunge held in the city. It’s anticipated Red Deerians will join over one thousand...
Feb 02, 2018

Alaska lawmaker accused of hitting woman resigns from office
JUNEAU, Alaska - An Alaska lawmaker is resigning after being accused of hitting a woman during a night of drinking last month, the second House Democrat and rural Alaska representative to leave office...
Feb 02, 2018

Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray signs one-year deal with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Ricky Ray isn’t done just yet. The veteran quarterback signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Argonauts on Friday, ending two-plus months of uncertainty regarding his football future....
Feb 02, 2018
Father of Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson dead at 50
EDMONTON - Robert Larsson, the father of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Adam Larsson, has died. He was 50. The elder Larsson was a defenceman in the Swedish league from 1985 to 1996 and was selected fourt...
Feb 02, 2018