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Red Deer - Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen back from Washington
OTTAWA – Red Deer – Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen joined an all-party delegation in Washington from May 1-4. The meetings primarily focused on issues relating to industry, science, and te...
May 09, 2017
Kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight writing second book
NEW YORK - Michelle Knight, one of three survivors from being kidnapped and held for years in a Cleveland house, is writing a follow-up to her bestselling memoir about her ordeal. Weinstein Books told...
May 09, 2017
More troops deployed as flood situation improves gradually in Quebec
MONTREAL - As water levels in Quebec showed signs of dropping slightly Tuesday, authorities urged people to be patient and warned the situation will not return to normal for several weeks. “The ...
May 09, 2017
'Their light will always shine:' Ceremony marks Westray mine disaster
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - Twenty-five years after she lost her husband to one of Nova Scotia’s worst coal mining disasters, Darlene Dollimont-Svenson still finds it difficult talking about the life th...
May 09, 2017
Bashaw teen receives 4-H’s highest honour
OLDS – Bashaw’s Alyssa Henderson is the 2017 4-H Alberta Premier's Award recipent. Alyssa is a member of the Central Lacombe 4-H Beef Club, and was chosen from among the province's top 4-H...
May 09, 2017
Avalanche kills 3 people in French Alps
PARIS - French officials say that three people have died in an avalanche that struck the ski resort of Bonneval-sur-Arc in the Alps. The Savoie prefecture said the avalanche struck around noon (1000 G...
May 09, 2017
Mounties investigate fatal crash near Tees
BLACKFALDS – RCMP are investigating a fatal crash. At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Monday, police and emergency services responded to a serious three vehicle collision on Highway 12 at Highway 821...
May 09, 2017
Liberal candidate apologizes to Down syndrome groups for Twitter comments
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Liberal candidate who was dropped over comments he made on social media in 2013 is apologizing for his behaviour. Pictou East candidate Matthew MacKnight issued a brief stateme...
May 09, 2017
Liberals' communications director quits amid questions about domestic assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says his campaign communications director resigned because he felt “under attack” after the Tories questioned the appropriateness of hiring som...
May 09, 2017
Germany arrests second soldier in alleged far-right plot
BERLIN - German authorities arrested a second soldier Tuesday on allegations he was part of a far-right plot to assassinate prominent political figures and blame the attack on refugees in a case that ...
May 09, 2017