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Kosovo government loses no-confidence vote, coalition fails
PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo’s government on Wednesday lost a no-confidence vote, setting the scene for an early election following months of political deadlock over a border demarcation deal that ...
May 10, 2017
Subsidiary permits now available online
RED DEER- Contractors and homeowners can now apply and pay for electrical, plumbing, heating, gas and service connection permits online. Once they've applied and paid for them, customers can get their...
May 10, 2017
Ponoka property tax increase set at 4%
PONOKA- The final 2017 Budget was approved by Ponoka Town Council this week. Residents will see a 4% increase in their property taxes. That equates to a $27 increase per $100,000 of assessed value on ...
May 10, 2017
Quebec floods: water levels down but heavy rain expected on the weekend
MONTREAL - While water levels continued their slow decline in some parts of Quebec on Wednesday, the province’s environment minister warned the situation could deteriorate in others this weekend...
May 10, 2017
Lawyer for student charged in murder challenges friend's memory of bloody man
HALIFAX - The lawyer for a university medical student accused of murder tried to cast doubt on the memory of a neighbour who claimed he saw a bloody man in his apartment. Pookiel McCabe was testifying...
May 10, 2017
Mounties recall confused response to Moncton massacre: 'We're heavily out-armed'
MONCTON, N.B. - A hushed Moncton courtroom heard the alarmed voice Wednesday of a senior Mountie calling for help as “heavily out-armed” officers tried to track a gunman out to assassinate...
May 10, 2017
Nova Scotia Tories promise to spend $34 million to revive film tax credit
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives are promising to bring back a refundable film tax credit if elected May 30, taking aim at the creative-industry workers the Tories need to win o...
May 10, 2017
The Latest: Trump assails critic as 'Cryin' Chuck Schumer'
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the firing of FBI Director James Comey (all times local): 4:40 a.m. Amid the clamour surrounding the firing of FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump singled out o...
May 10, 2017
Trump delaying decision on Paris climate deal
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is delaying a decision on whether to withdraw from a landmark climate deal until after an international summit later this month. The move means the president will h...
May 10, 2017
Mexico, Canada weathering same Trump storm on NAFTA, but will solidarity hold?
OTTAWA - To hear Pierre Alarie tell it, Mexico and Canada are like two weary travellers seeking shelter from the same storm - the fierce bluster from Donald Trump’s frequent criticism of the Nor...
May 10, 2017