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In a win for the world, 'Parasite' takes best picture Oscar
LOS ANGELES - Subtitle this: "Parasite" is the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards. Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious class satire took Ho...
Feb 11, 2020
Crooks break into Bowden post office, twice
Olds RCMP are investigating two break-ins at the Canada Post office in Bowden. The incidents occurred on February 6 and 10. Police say that in the first incident, the suspects broke through the main e...
Feb 11, 2020
Piper Creek Optimist Club, Troubled Monk show support for Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre
Donations to the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) keep pouring in. On Monday, Troubled Monk Brewery donated $1,000 to the centre, while the Piper Creek Optimist Club made a commitment to ...
Feb 11, 2020 Left to right: Ted Emmett (Piper Creek Optimist Club), Bud Kelly (troubled Monk), Mark Jones (CACAC), NIck Kietaibl and Matt Hamill (Piper Creek Optimist Club).
Trudeau urged to scramble for African business and trade opportunities
The Trudeau government needs to scramble to deepen trade and investment in Africa to make up for ground lost to competitors such as China, the United States and Europe, say Canada's top chie...
Feb 11, 2020
NDP throne speech in B.C. highlights accomplishments at midway point of mandate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government is promising new funding supplements for children and youth in care and the expansion of commuter service into the Fraser Valley in a throne speech to...
Feb 11, 2020
City of Lacombe calls land exchange deal a "win-win" for taxpayers
The City of Lacombe has reached a deal with a local developer that it says will benefit taxpayers and revitalize key downtown properties.The deal sees The Tricon Group purchase the former police stati...
Feb 11, 2020 Lacombe Mayor Grant Creasey (left) and Darcy Stingel from the Tricon Group (right) announced on Tuesday a land exchange agreement between the two organizations that they feel will be a win-win for Lacombe taxpayers. (rdnewsNow/Sheldon Spackman)
Texas murder suspect nabbed in Halifax claims safety concerns if sent to U.S.
MONTREAL - An American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas says he fears for his safety if returned to the United States. Derek Cameron Whisenand made the comment today during what was expected t...
Feb 11, 2020
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford criticizes Athletics Canada's handling of former coach
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford is just one track and field athlete angry with Athletics Canada's handling of allegations surrounding former national coach Dave Scott-Thomas. DeBues-Stafford spoke out a...
Feb 11, 2020
High-tech companies eyeing supply chains as coronavirus outbreak continues
OTTAWA - High-tech companies in Canada and around the world are eyeing their supply chains as experts warn the impact of the novel coronavirus in China on manufacturing plants is starting to...
Feb 11, 2020
Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort
NEW YORK - As debate rages around "American Dirt," the bestselling novel criticized for its portrait of Mexican life and culture, publishers are pledging to change a historically white industry as cri...
Feb 11, 2020