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Drayton Valley RCMP Report: Oct. 24-31
October 248:11 am - Drayton Valley - Industrial Road - Complainant reporting their white 2017 Dodge Ram Truck was broken into overnight. Several personal papers were taken. Passenger window was broken...
Nov 01, 2019
Alberta nurses file bargaining complaint over proposed 3% wage cut
EDMONTON- The union for Alberta nurses has filed a complaint with the provincial labour relations board over a proposed 3% wage cut.The United Nurses of Alberta says the directive from the government ...
Nov 01, 2019
'American democracy will work,' visiting Ukraine minister says of impeachment
OTTAWA - The rules of American democracy will ultimately settle the Trump impeachment question, and Ukraine will be watching closely - but will keep its political distance at all costs, a senior ...
Nov 01, 2019
Record breaking Alberta Lotto Max win
CALGARY- A 63-year-old Calgary man has claimed the largest Lotto Max jackpot in Alberta history -- $65-million.Tai Trinh says he is a regular buyer of a coffee and a Lotto Max ticket at the same Shell...
Nov 01, 2019
Province to double funding for drug treatment courts
EDMONTON- The UCP is doubling its funding for drug treatment courts so as to expand the alternative justice program across the province.Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer says the government is putting ...
Nov 01, 2019 Doug Schweitzer,
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, and Jason Luan, Associate Minister
of Mental Health and Addictions, with organizational partners, participants and
graduates of Alberta’s drug treatment courts, announced $20 million more to
expand drug treatment courts.
Warren health care plan pledges no middle class tax increase
WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren is promising to spend more than $20 trillion over the next decade to provide government-funded health care to every American without raising middle class taxes. The stake...
Nov 01, 2019
Bullrider Edgar Durazo stays perfect at CFR46
RED DEER- Edgar Durazo had met Vold Rodeo's 398 VJV Whiskey Hand before. The Mexican born bull rider made the most of that association by scoring 89.5 points to win his third consecutive CFR go-round ...
Nov 01, 2019 Edgar Durazo victory lap - (Photo by Billie-Jean Duff - CPRA)
Continued sporting success the legacy of Vancouver Olympics: Furlong
VANCOUVER - John Furlong still sees the signature of the 2010 Olympic Games scrawled across Vancouver as he walks through the city's downtown. It's not just the cauldron where tourists gather for self...
Nov 01, 2019
Quebec's Halloween redux, a rare pelican and a WHL first; In-The-News for Nov. 1
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 1. What we are watching in...
Nov 01, 2019
Fragments found in Yukon 46 years ago was from ancient rhinoceros
Joan Hodgins remembers the "wonderful day" in April 1973 as she hiked up hills and hopped over creeks with half a dozen kids participating in an outdoor program she led near Whitehorse. Alon...
Nov 01, 2019