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Correction: Big Buoy story
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - In a story December 30, 2019, about a buoy washing ashore in Florida, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the buoy was floating in the Atlantic Ocean for two years....
Jan 02, 2020
Police seeking two suspects after deceased man found near Springbank Airport
Police continue the search for two people wanted after the body of a man was found Dec. 29 near Springbank Airport.RCMP Major Crimes Unit says it has since been determined that the cause of death was ...
Jan 02, 2020 Trista Nadene Tinkler (left) and Robert Gordon Daignault are believed to be in possession, or have been in possession, of the vehicle belonging to a man found deceased earlier this week near Springbank Airport. (RCMP)
Record $70M Lotto Max jackpot up for grabs Friday
For someone in Canada, Friday could bring with it a historic way to start the year. The estimated jackpot for tomorrow's Lotto Max draw is a record $70 million - the biggest lottery jackpot ever offer...
Jan 02, 2020 (WCLC)
AltaGas may be forced to increase stake in energy handling firm Petrogas
AltaGas Ltd. says it may be forced to increase its ownership share in Petrogas Energy Corp., an oil and gas liquids handling firm that owns and operates a propane export terminal in Washington state. ...
Jan 02, 2020 AltaGas’ Townsend facility (Photo: AltaGas Ltd.)
Lawyers: Robert Durst wrote incriminating 'cadaver' note
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for New York real estate heir Robert Durst acknowledge he penned a note tipping off police to the location of the body of a friend he's accused of killing, according to court doc...
Jan 02, 2020
RCMP investigating break-in and vehicle theft from Canadian Tire north
RCMP are investigating a break-in and vehicle theft at the Canadian Tire location in north Red Deer this week. It happened shortly before 2:00 a.m. on Dec. 30 when Mounties say a suspect or suspects b...
Jan 02, 2020 RCMP are looking for a suspect(s) after a break-in and stolen vehicle incident at the Canadian Tire north location in Red Deer on Dec. 30. (Skip Reeves)
Cautious optimism for local real estate market in 2020
The new president of the Central Alberta Realtors Association (CARA) is describing 2019 as a slight improvement over the year previous for the local real estate market.However, Allan Melbourne says th...
Jan 02, 2020 Allan Melbourne, president, Central Alberta Realtors Association for 2020. (Supplied)
Veterans Affairs looks for public input on monument for Afghanistan mission
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking for advice from the public on what a monument to Canada's 13-year mission in Afghanistan should look like. An online consultation runs until Jan. 20, seeking...
Jan 02, 2020
Minister says change won't come 'overnight' as new child-welfare law takes effect
OTTAWA - Some Indigenous communities could soon take over authority for their child-welfare systems under a federal law that took effect this week. But it could be years before others are prepare...
Jan 02, 2020
Canada overcomes adversity, cruises past Czechs to win Group B at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada was embarrassed by one of its bitter rivals, had its star cut down by injury, its captain embroiled in controversy and a key player suspended. It w...
Jan 02, 2020