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Latest Red Deer crime stats show close to status quo
Red Deer's top cop says crime is down or slowing down in certain areas. Crime stats for the third quarter of 2017 were released by The City of Red Deer on Wednesday. “I'm pleased to say that per...
Nov 15, 2017
Cowboys' Elliott drops appeal, will serve rest of 6-game ban
FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is ending his legal fight with five games remaining on a six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence. Elliott’s agents said Wed...
Nov 15, 2017
Bombardier hiring 1,000 workers as part of ramp-up for Global 7000 business jet
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. is planning to go on a hiring spree in Montreal by adding about 1,000 people in the coming months as part of the production ramp-up of its new Global 7000 business jets, acc...
Nov 15, 2017
4 suicide bombers kill 14, wound 29 in northern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Four suicide bombers detonated in Nigeria’s Borno state capital and killed 14 people while wounding another 29, police said Wednesday, in one of the largest such attacks in ...
Nov 15, 2017
Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco both contrite and defiant over suspension
Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco tried to ride a fine line between defiance and contrition Wednesday when asked about the two yellow cards that are keeping him out of Game 1 of the MLS Eastern Co...
Nov 15, 2017
Chretien champions federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms as he discusses Bill 62
MONTREAL - Former prime minister Jean Chretien says the federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms must apply in every circumstance. Speaking with reporters in Montreal on Wednesday, Chretien was asked wh...
Nov 15, 2017
PayPal ordered to disclose business account information to Canada Revenue Agency
CALGARY - The records of Canadians who use PayPal business accounts to make and receive payments will soon be in the hands of the federal government’s tax-collecting agency. The online payments ...
Nov 15, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 15 --- CANADA OFFERS TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS: The Trudeau government is formally offering helicopters, transport aircraft and a 200...
Nov 15, 2017
Ottawa's refusal to tax Netflix putting some Quebec Liberal MPs in a tight spot
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing firm on his promise not to impose a tax on Netflix and Liberal MPs from Quebec, where the province is prepared to do it alone, say they will live wit...
Nov 15, 2017
Quebec bill looks at intimate relationships between students and professors
MONTREAL - Quebec universities are reviewing their sexual-violence policies following the introduction of a provincial bill that would require them to develop guidelines for intimate relationships bet...
Nov 15, 2017