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West area development in Lacombe takes big step forward
An agreement put in place this week between the City of Lacombe and Lacombe County should pave the way for commercial development along the QEII. Projected for development over the next twenty or more...
Aug 30, 2017
UFO enthusiasts heading to Wyoming for upcoming rendezvous
DEVILS TOWER, Wyo. - Just like in the science-fiction movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” UFO enthusiasts are being drawn to a strange geological formation in Wyoming. Devils Tower...
Aug 30, 2017
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Hamelin to lead Canada's 2018 short-track team
MONTREAL - Three-time Olympic gold medallist Charles Hamelin will lead a veteran Canadian short-track speedskating team to the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The native of Sainte-Julie...
Aug 30, 2017
Radar upgrades raise questions about Liberal defence policy's future
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s new defence policy could end up costing billions more than advertised because it doesn’t include one big-ticket item: modernizing North America’s ea...
Aug 30, 2017
A list of who's who in the Conservative shadow cabinet
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer unveiled his shadow cabinet on Wednesday. Here’s the list: Ziad Aboultaif, Alta. - International Development Dan Albas, B.C. - Small Business Dean Alli...
Aug 30, 2017
Tiger the tabby is one of Sing Sing prison's last felines
OSSINING, N.Y. - An orange tabby named Tiger is enjoying his role as one of the last cats living at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The prison north of New York City once had hundred...
Aug 30, 2017
Solitary confinement necessary in some cases, federal government argues at trial
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the Canadian government is urging a judge not to strike down the country’s solitary confinement law, saying the practice can be necessary to protect the safety of people...
Aug 30, 2017
Canadian-owned refineries expected to register higher profits amid Gulf Coast disruption
CALGARY - Canadian-owned refineries are expected to register higher profits as more U.S. Gulf Coast facilities are shut down due to ongoing extensive flooding from what’s left of Hurricane Harve...
Aug 30, 2017
Evan Solomon gets national talk radio show on Bell Media stations
TORONTO - Political journalist Evan Solomon is getting his own national talk radio show. Bell Media says “The Evan Solomon Show” will debut Sept. 5 and feature in-depth interviews with new...
Aug 30, 2017
Most, but not all, of those who challenged Scheer for leadership get critic posts
OTTAWA - Conservative leader Andrew Scheer unveiled on Wednesday the list of those will sit on the Opposition front benches when the House of Commons returns next month. Scheer wasn’t just drawi...
Aug 30, 2017