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Montreal-area Catholic diocese to let parishioners decide on church closures
MONTREAL - The packed holiday masses that took place as scheduled in the St-Antoine and Ste-Paule churches north of Montreal seemed extra special this year, given that a few months ago it looked like ...
Jan 06, 2019
B.C. Indigenous group anticipating RCMP action at anti-LNG pipeline camp
Supporters of an Indigenous camp blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern British Columbia say they are anticipating RCMP action over an injunction filed against them. Jennifer Wickham, a mem...
Jan 06, 2019
Red Deer Airport riding wave of momentum into 2019
After a successful 2018, 2019 is shaping up to be a potentially huge year for the Red Deer Airport. CEO Graham Ingham tells rdnewsNOW a recent announcement from ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Enerjet t...
Jan 06, 2019
Fan-turned-coach helps FA Cup 3rd round deliver 3 big upsets
Until 11 days ago, Pete Wild had been planning to cheer on Oldham as a fan with his pals in its FA Cup third-round match at Premier League club Fulham. Wild was indeed at Craven Cottage on Sunday but ...
Jan 06, 2019
Canada Games Torch Relay kicks off final leg in Grande Prairie
The MNP Canada Games Torch Relay arrived in Grande Prairie Saturday as part of the celebration ahead of the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer. CEO of the 2019 Canada Winter Games Scott Robinson said it...
Jan 06, 2019
German IT security chief faces grilling over hacking case
BERLIN - Germany’s top IT security official faces a grilling Monday over his agency’s handling of an alleged hacking case that saw hundreds of politicians’ and celebrities’ pri...
Jan 06, 2019
Cash-handling machines being upgraded to handle new $10 Viola Desmond bills
TORONTO - Hundreds of thousands of cash-handling machines across the country have had to be upgraded to handle Canada’s distinctive new $10 bill, featuring a vertical portrait of Nova Scotia civ...
Jan 06, 2019
Tugboat en route to tow burning container ship to Halifax: U.S. Coast Guard
HALIFAX - An offshore tug and supply vessel is en route to a large Halifax-bound container ship burning 1,500 kilometres off the city’s coast with plans to tow the vessel to its final destinatio...
Jan 06, 2019
Saskatchewan '60s Scoop survivors hope government apology brings change
REGINA - Survivors of the ’60s Scoop in Saskatchewan are hoping an apology from the provincial government comes with action to reduce the number of children in care. Premier Scott Moe is to apol...
Jan 06, 2019
Bought for a buck, now priceless: Indigenous Alberta media archive digitized
EDMONTON - He bought them for a dollar. Now, “boxes and boxes and boxes” of old audiotape and film that Bert Crowfoot has safeguarded for decades are turning out to be a priceless trove of...
Jan 06, 2019