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Serial killer pleads guilty in Texas woman's 1994 death
DALLAS - A 78-year-old prisoner who says he killed about 90 people over nearly four decades as he moved around the country pleaded guilty to murder Thursday in the 1994 strangulation of a Texas woman....
Dec 13, 2018
Mark Norman was doing his job, had not 'gone rogue' on ship deal: lawyers
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s lawyers started making their case in earnest for access to thousands of government files Thursday, saying the records will prove the suspended military office...
Dec 13, 2018
Committee ready for regular meetings on permanent Humboldt Broncos memorial
The president of the Humboldt Broncos says a committee is ready to discuss a permanent memorial site for those who died when the junior hockey team’s bus crashed in April. Jamie Brockman says th...
Dec 13, 2018
Local filmmakers issued challenge by CAFF
Officials with the Central Alberta Film Festival (CAFF) are sending out a casting call for local filmmakers to take up their 48 hour film challenge. The challenge is said to be for all filmmakers, bot...
Dec 13, 2018
Social media became a tool for athletes to raise political awareness in 2018
For nearly a decade social media has helped athletes and sports teams interact with their fans or make major announcements. But according to Mike Naraine, a professor who studies the connection betwee...
Dec 13, 2018
Supreme Court affirms privacy rights for Canadians who share a computer
OTTAWA - Sharing a computer with someone does not mean giving up privacy rights over the material stored on the machine, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 9-0 decision Thursday, the high cou...
Dec 13, 2018
Freedom House raises over $1,400 for Saving Grace Dog Rescue
RED DEER- Freedom House dog kennel/daycare had over 140 dogs attend a "Santa Claus & the Grinch" photo shoot that raised over $1,400 for rescue dogs from Saving Grace Dog Rescue. "We love to have ...
Dec 13, 2018
Lacombe endorses regional capital asset planning
The City of Lacombe is getting on board with a regional approach to capital asset planning. City council has directed administration to apply for the Asset Management Capacity Building Cohort program ...
Dec 13, 2018
Red Deer RCMP remind drivers- Don't leave vehicles running and unattended
RED DEER- With the cold weather season upon us, Red Deer Mounties are reminding drivers of the importance of not leaving vehicles idling and unlocked. Vehicles left running and unattended present a cr...
Dec 13, 2018
Stettler RCMP arrest 24-year-old man on warrants and lay additional charges
STETTLER- On Dec. 10, at approximately 7:00 p.m., RCMP responded to a report of a possible wanted suspect hitch hiking on Highway 589 near Stettler. Cody Ian Jensen, 24, of no fixed address was arrest...
Dec 13, 2018