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Analysis: Health bill test of McConnell's leadership skills
WASHINGTON - Pass or fail, there will be one man singularly responsible for the fate of health care legislation in the Senate: Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The shrewd Kentuckian has made himself p...
Jun 23, 2017
Canadian Armed Forces soldier facing child porn charges
EDMONTON- A Canadian Armed Forces soldier has been charged with child luring and child pornography related offences. The charges follow a joint investigation by ALERTs Internet Child Exploitation unit...
Jun 23, 2017
Giant Tiger opens Red Deer location Saturday
Giant Tiger, a Canadian-based discount store chain, opens officially this Saturday, June 24 in Red Deer. Located along Gaetz Avenue just north of 67 Street, the store will occupy 15,500 square feet of...
Jun 23, 2017
LOCATED: 60-year-old Elaine Tirrell
RED DEER – Elaine Tirrell has been located and RCMP thank the public for their assistance.
Jun 23, 2017
Officials: Live Asian carp discovered near Lake Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A live Asian carp has been discovered in a Chicago waterway about nine miles from Lake Michigan - well beyond an electric barrier network designed to prevent the invasive fish t...
Jun 23, 2017
Veteran Richard Whiting brings, experience, versatility to Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - Stilts, Superman, Sir Richard. Just some of the nicknames Richard Whiting has collected along his long rugby league road. Now the English Super League veteran, famous for having played every...
Jun 23, 2017
Class action against Facebook can be filed in B.C., Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - A woman who wants to sue Facebook over its use of “sponsored stories” can pursue her case in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. Deborah Douez wants to fil...
Jun 23, 2017
Asylum claimants cautious about new approach to their applications
OTTAWA - Franklin Njomo spent the early part of his life advocating for human rights in Cameroon, and fled to Canada to seek refugee status after being jailed and tortured as a result. But he still do...
Jun 23, 2017
UPDATE: Power fully restored, state of local emergency lifted
UPDATE – 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24 The City of Red Deer has announced the state of local emergency has been lifted. "We are happy to say that the worst is behind us," said Mayor Tara Veer. "W...
Jun 23, 2017
Class action against Facebook can be filed in B.C., Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - A woman who wants to sue Facebook over its use of “sponsored stories” can pursue her case in British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. Deborah Douez wants to fil...
Jun 23, 2017