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Manitoba credit for film, TV touted as among most generous in Canada
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is making its tax credit for film and video productions permanent and hinting at more help for the industry despite a consultant’s report that called for a red...
Jan 15, 2019
Emergency nurses grievance resolved at Red Deer Regional
RED DEER- United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) have reached an agreement to settle a union grievance involving a nursing staffing shortage at the Red Deer Regional Hospital...
Jan 15, 2019
Jury debates fate of man accused of killing 12-year-old B.C. girl 40 years ago
VANCOUVER - Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of a man accused of killing a 12-year-old girl in British Columbia over 40 years ago. Nine men and three women will decide the fate of Garry Ha...
Jan 15, 2019
Strankman quits UCP caucus
EDMONTON – A member of the Alberta legislature for the United Conservatives is quitting the caucus to sit as an Independent over his concerns that the party is crafting policy from the top down....
Jan 15, 2019
Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival. Organizers on Tuesday confirmed reports th...
Jan 15, 2019
Edmonton Oilers claim forward Colby Cave from Bruins
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have claimed forward Colby Cave off waivers from the Boston Bruins. The 24-year-old Cave had one goal and four assists in 20 games for Boston this season. He had six goa...
Jan 15, 2019
Canadian all-star offensive lineman Ryan Bomben signs extension with Argos
TORONTO - All-star offensive lineman Ryan Bomben has inked a three-year extension with the Toronto Argonauts. The 31-year-old native of Burlington, Ont., a CFL East all-star the past four seasons, was...
Jan 15, 2019
Geography, distance emerge as major foes for Canadian peacekeepers in Mali
OTTAWA - Distance and geography have been cited as the primary reasons Canadian medical helicopters remained on the ground in northern Mali during two bloody attacks on United Nations peacekeepers las...
Jan 15, 2019
FBI: Texas bomber had no known links to terror, hate groups
AUSTIN, Texas - The FBI has determined that the man suspected in a series of bombings in Austin last year had no known links to terror organizations or hate groups, but a motive for the attacks remain...
Jan 15, 2019
No bloodstains found in Dennis Oland's car, officer tells murder trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Although it was dirty and appeared not to have been cleaned, the car Dennis Oland was driving the evening his father, Richard, was murdered did not produce any suspicious bloodstain...
Jan 15, 2019