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Canada says entrepreneur feared detained in China
TORONTO - A second Canadian man is feared detained in China in what appears to be retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top executive of telecommunications giant Huawei. The possible arrest raise...
Dec 12, 2018
Governor: Norfolk Southern moving headquarters to Atlanta
ATLANTA - Railroad company Norfolk Southern Corp. is moving its headquarters from Norfolk, Virginia, to Atlanta, bringing with it 850 jobs and more than $500 million in economic investment, Georgia Go...
Dec 12, 2018
Real Madrid, Man U pay price for fielding weakened teams
Two of European soccer’s grandest clubs paid the price for fielding weakened teams on the final night of Champions League group play, with Real Madrid slumping to a record home loss and Manchest...
Dec 12, 2018
Residents near Canada-U.S. border to be paid for asylum seeker disruption: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Quebecers living by the Canada-United States border where thousands of migrants have crossed irregularly into the country since 2017 will be eligible for payments of up to $25,000, the federa...
Dec 12, 2018
Blackfalds seeks concession operator for Abbey Centre
The Town of Blackfalds is seeking proposals from qualified food services contractors to operate a food and beverage service in the Abbey Centre. Contractors will work along with Abbey Centre staff to ...
Dec 12, 2018
New seniors lodge coming to Innisfail
The provincial and federal governments have announced a new seniors lodge for Innisfail. The Autumn Glen Lodge will include 60 new lodge units and 30 self-contained apartments to provide flexible hous...
Dec 12, 2018
Experts struggle with ethics of assisted death for people with mental disorders
OTTAWA - Experts the federal government charged with looking at whether people suffering only from mental disorders should be eligible for medically assisted death couldn’t even agree on what ev...
Dec 12, 2018
Pizza shared with media camped outside Vancouver home of Huawei CFO
VANCOUVER - A pizza delivery to the Vancouver home of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou turned into an offer of lunch on Wednesday for members of the media camped outside. When six pizza were delivered to...
Dec 12, 2018
Hospice raises $1 million towards new facility
Red Deer Hospice Society is excited to announce the $1,000,000 fundraising mark has been reached in the Expansion Fundraising Campaign. Construction of the $5.2 million expansion is well underway with...
Dec 12, 2018
Blackfalds approves Land Use Bylaw amendments for cannabis
The Town of Blackfalds is now able to accept development cannabis applications after Council voted to remove the moratorium on applications that was established in June. With the recent legalization o...
Dec 12, 2018