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Former Tiger-Cats player, general manager Joe Zuger dead at 84
HAMILTON - Joe Zuger, a former player and general manager for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, had died. He was 84. The team announced his death in a news release tonight. Zuger played 10 seasons (1962-71) in...
Nov 25, 2024
Trump pledged 25 per cent tariff on Canadian products until border issues solved
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Canada and Mexico. The president-elect posted on Truth ...
Nov 25, 2024
New trial dates set for Red Deer woman charged in Woodlands County shooting
New trial dates have been scheduled for a Red Deer woman charged in a Woodlands County shooting two years ago. Amanda Britney Ann McCarthur, 24, is scheduled for a jury trial in Edmonton Court of King...
Nov 25, 2024
Living Wage Network reports increased cost of living for Red Deer in 2024
The Alberta Living Wage Network has released its 2024 report, with Red Deer's living wage coming in at $18.90, up $0.15 from last year. Of about 21 designated areas or municipalities in the report, th...
Nov 25, 2024
LifeLabs data breach report released after firm loses four-year bid to keep it quiet
A long-withheld investigation into a 2019 hacking at LifeLabs Inc. that compromised millions of Canadians' health data has finally been made public after an Ontario court dismissed the company's appea...
Nov 25, 2024
More people hurt in Quebec road accidents after fall time change, data shows
MONTREAL - As Quebec considers scrapping the semi-annual time change, data from the province's auto insurance board shows that evening road accidents - including those involving pedestrians - rise sha...
Nov 25, 2024
B.C. opens disaster aid to atmospheric river flood victims
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making disaster financial assistance available to victims of floodwaters that gushed through several communities when an atmospheric river dumped hundreds of millimetres...
Nov 25, 2024
White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Black neighbor in lengthy dispute
A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's boisterous children was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for her mans...
Nov 25, 2024
Miller to propose more changes to immigration and asylum system
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says further reforms to Canada's immigration and asylum systems will be proposed in the coming weeks. This comes on the heels of a significant cut to the amou...
Nov 25, 2024
Rock On! Top-flight curling returns to St. John's for first time since 2017 Brier
Brett Gallant still gets a little choked up when he thinks back to the last time he played at the Mary Brown's Centre in 2017. He helped sweep Brad Gushue's final stone into the eight-foot ring to giv...
Nov 25, 2024