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Meet the candidate: Earl Dreeshen, Conservative Party of Canada
Seeking a fourth term in office, Earl Dreeshen, Conservative candidate for Red Deer-Mountain View, says his roots in the Pine Lake area continue to motivate him to do better by his constituents and al...
Oct 15, 2019 (Supplied)
Defending champion Raptors experimenting after departures
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse expects he'll be experimenting with lineups a lot in the early part of the season. That's the challenge when you lose two starters from any team, let alone an NBA...
Oct 15, 2019
Cup champion Blues visit Trump at White House as full team
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump honoured the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, using the occasion to touch on the situation in Turkey and an agriculture deal with China. Every retur...
Oct 15, 2019
Trudeau says threat to his safety comes at time of online polarization and hate
TORONTO - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau called out his political opponents for widening divisions and ramping up the rhetoric Sunday after he was forced by a security threat to wear a bullet...
Oct 15, 2019
Rocky RCMP Report: Oct. 10-17
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the dates...
Oct 15, 2019
Meet the candidate: Paul Mitchell, People's Party of Canada
Pipelines and equalization are among the hot button issues with central Alberta voters, according to Paul Mitchell, People's Party of Canada candidate for Red Deer-Mountain View.The former Reform Part...
Oct 15, 2019 Paul Mitchell, People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for Red Deer-Mountain View. (Photo supplied)
PETA takes Toronto to court over removal of anti-Canada Goose ads
Toronto violated an animal welfare organization's right to free expression when a company contracted by the city took down the group's anti-Canada Goose ads, court heard Tuesday. People for ...
Oct 15, 2019
Alberta government won't seek meeting with teen enviro-activist Greta Thunberg
EDMONTON - The Alberta government won't seek out a meeting with teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, but Environment Minister Jason Nixon said he hopes the Swedish girl takes time to l...
Oct 15, 2019
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
SAN FRANCISCO - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman - aka prisoner No. 77806-112 - reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scan...
Oct 15, 2019
Strong off-season has Canada's Moore-Towers and Marinaro feeling optimistic
The Canadian figure skating scene underwent a dramatic change last season after several high-profile athletes left the team. It put a brighter spotlight on many of the skaters who remained, inclu...
Oct 15, 2019