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Quebec slams door on New Brunswick's pipeline dream at premiers' meeting
MONTREAL - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs remained optimistic Friday that, someday, a pipeline would be built to bring western crude oil to ports in his region for transport overseas. But the Queb...
Dec 07, 2018
Trial dates set for Red Deer Mountie charged with sexual assault
Trial dates have been set for a Red Deer RCMP officer charged with sexual assault and criminal breach of trust. Cst. Jason Tress was charged in March 2017 following an ASIRT investigation that began i...
Dec 07, 2018
Ex-Miss Kentucky charged with sending nude photos to student
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A former Miss Kentucky who is a teacher in West Virginia has been charged with sending nude pictures to a 15-year-old former student. News outlets report that 28-year-old Ramsey Be...
Dec 07, 2018
Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, a verdict that local civil rights activ...
Dec 07, 2018
Canadian halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe wins silver in World Cup opener
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - Canadian halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe opened her 2018-19 World Cup season with a silver medal on Friday. Sharpe, from Comox, B.C., finished second at the event with a score of...
Dec 07, 2018
Town council receives Mountain Pine Beetle update
Rocky Forest Area Manager Kevin Gagne and Forest Health Officer Pam Melnick updated Rocky Mountain House town council this week on the province's work on controlling the spread of mountain pine beetle...
Dec 07, 2018
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen defends Canada signing onto UN migration pact
OTTAWA - Canada is committed to signing onto the United Nations pact on migration, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says, despite angry protest from right-wing political activists both here and abroa...
Dec 07, 2018
Local grocers team up to help Red Deer Food Bank
For many Canadians, it's easy to picture a holiday feast: platters generously heaping with delicious food and all the fixings. But for Canada's 800,000 monthly food bank users, holiday dinners don't h...
Dec 07, 2018
Junction 42 rest area opens in Red Deer County
A capital project described as key to the economic development of Red Deer County is now open. County officials have announced that parking is now available at the Junction 42 Partnership Rest Area so...
Dec 07, 2018
Province approves land lease for Child Advocacy Centre at RDC
Plans for a new 'Centre of Excellence' for the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) at the RDC Main Campus took a major step forward Friday. The province officially announced the passing of a...
Dec 07, 2018