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Pipeline protesters delay Trudeau speech to First Nations with drums, chants
OTTAWA - Dozens of pipeline protesters delayed an appearance by the prime minister in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoon, drumming and chanting in a government building where Justin Trudeau was set to speak....
Jan 08, 2019
Timeline: A look at the events following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 charges of dangerous ...
Jan 08, 2019
Trump, Democrats trade prime-time blows over border-wall standoff, shutdown
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took his case for a wall along the southern U.S. border directly to the American people Tuesday, using the first televised Oval Office address of his presidency to ...
Jan 08, 2019
Nominations open for Lifetime Sport Achievement, Athlete of the Year awards
Nominations are open for the Lifetime Sport Achievement Award, sponsored by The City of Red Deer. The award recognizes an outstanding sportsperson who has made a significant contribution towards the d...
Jan 08, 2019
Health Canada creates debate as it prepares to release Food Guide makeover
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Guide has undergone a facelift that has come in for a critique of how the scalpel was wielded. The new food guide has ditched the rainbow visual many Canadians associa...
Jan 08, 2019
Olds College welcomes new Director, Applied Research, Centre of Innovation
Olds College has announced Dr. Joy Agnew as its new Director, Applied Research, Centre of Innovation. In her new role, college officials say Dr. Agnew will build upon the research successes achieved a...
Jan 08, 2019
London's Heathrow briefly halts flights due to drone report
London’s Heathrow Airport briefly halted departing flights on Tuesday after a reported drone sighting - a development that came just three weeks after multiple reports of drone sightings caused ...
Jan 08, 2019
Feds didn't fully assess requirements in towing vessel contract, tribunal says
OTTAWA - Canada’s International Trade Tribunal says the federal government should reassess its decision to award a contract for two emergency towing vessels off the coast of British Columbia. Th...
Jan 08, 2019
High-profile death of cousin sparked slain woman's meth use: trial
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg court has heard a woman started using methamphetamine after her teenage cousin’s body was found in the Red River before she herself was killed in what the Crown says was a ...
Jan 08, 2019
Strong quake hits near southern Japan; no reports of damage
TOKYO - A strong earthquake hit near southern Japan on Tuesday, shaking buildings, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake s...
Jan 08, 2019