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5 things to know about spat between Guy Ouellette and anti-corruption unit
MONTREAL - Guy Ouellette, a member of the Quebec legislature since 2007, is at the heart of a complicated dispute with UPAC, the province’s anti-corruption unit, which arrested him Oct. 25 and t...
Oct 31, 2017
MacIntyre, Orr named to UCP shadow cabinet
A number of central Alberta MLAs have been named to the United Conservative Party’s inaugural shadow cabinet. Unsurprisingly, Nathan Cooper will serve as Critic of Community & Social Service...
Oct 31, 2017
Cota, Gurney named RDC Athletics athletes of the week
Red Deer College Athletics is proud to announce our Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week. Jordanna Cota – Queens Cross-Country Running Hometown - Red Deer, AB Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (5th yea...
Oct 31, 2017
Shiltz to become 12th post-Calvillo starter for Alouettes; Pipkin also to play
MONTREAL - The long list of quarterbacks who have taken snaps for the Montreal Alouettes in the past four years is about the stretch a little farther. Rookie Matt Shiltz is to get his first Canadian F...
Oct 31, 2017
Canadian prisoner in China has been re-educated, sentence cut: party official
OTTAWA - A Canadian imprisoned in China for more than a decade had his life sentenced reduced because he took part in a re-education program, a top Chinese Communist party official said Tuesday. Husey...
Oct 31, 2017
NYC votes to repeal 91-year-old law banning dancing in bars
NEW YORK - Cut loose! New York City lawmakers voted Tuesday to legalize dancing in bars, repealing a 91-year-old law that banned boogieing at most city nightspots. The anti-dancing law was first enact...
Oct 31, 2017
100 Days Out: A look at five Canadian athletes to watch at the Pyeongchang Games
The 100-days-out mark for the Pyeongchang Games arrives Wednesday. Pending official qualification and assuming that any injuries are kept to a minimum, here’s a list of five Canadian athletes to...
Oct 31, 2017
Saskatchewan proposes lawsuits should be allowed if intimate images shared
REGINA - Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan has introduced a bill that would allow people to sue for compensation if their intimate images have been shared without their permission. A victim wou...
Oct 31, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 31 --- FEDS DEFEND INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING DELAY: Opposition parties say a plan to delay more than $2 billion worth of federal infrastructure spending p...
Oct 31, 2017
Warming shelter at Safe Harbour opens Wednesday
November 1 is a big day at Red Deer’s Safe Harbour Society. The centre’s winter warming shelter will open for a third season, welcoming the city’s homeless indoors during what is sur...
Oct 31, 2017