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Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or cancelled by the fast-spreading virus from China. Tokyo Olympic CEO Toshiro Mut...
Feb 06, 2020
Props and Pistons returns May 24
RED DEER- The Red Deer Regional Airport is pleased to announce the return of the Props and Pistons Show at the Red Deer Regional Airport on May 24. The show features static aircraft displays, a vehicl...
Feb 06, 2020
Impeachment, shmimpeachment: Trump plans to run, and win, on economic record
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared his scorched-earth political style an unmitigated success Tuesday in a fiercely partisan, made-for-TV state of the union speech that made it...
Feb 06, 2020
Parents lose appeal over Sherwood Park school putting son in seclusion room
EDMONTON- Parents who say they found their autistic son stripped naked and covered in his own feces after he was locked in a seclusion room at a Sherwood Park school have lost an appeal in their lawsu...
Feb 06, 2020
Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or cancelled by the fast-spreading virus from China. Tokyo Olympic CEO Toshiro Mut...
Feb 06, 2020
Rolling Stones returning to North America for 15-city tour
LOS ANGELES - The Rolling Stones are returning to some North American cities where they haven't played in years. The band announced Thursday that it will kick off a 15-city leg of its No Filter tour i...
Feb 06, 2020
Most Canadian households will get more than they pay from carbon tax: PBO
OTTAWA - A new analysis by Parliament's budget watchdog has found that most households in provinces where the federal carbon tax applies will receive more money back in rebates than they will pay thro...
Feb 06, 2020
Notley: Changes to senior drug benefits "heartless"
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says changes to drug plan benefits affecting 60,000 people are not only heartless but could lead to higher health spending in the long run.Leader Rachel Notley is u...
Feb 06, 2020
Case stayed against former Alberta teacher accused of sexual offences
EDMONTON- An Alberta judge has issued a stay in a case of a former teacher accused of sexual offences against a student, ruling that prosecutors breached his right to a timely trial.Edmonton-area teac...
Feb 06, 2020
Canada's Bianca Andreescu not scheduled to play singles at Fed Cup
BIEL, Switzerland - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is not scheduled to play singles against Switzerland at a Fed Cup qualifier as she continues to recover from a left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open ch...
Feb 06, 2020