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Key moments in Battle of Ontario with Leafs, Sens set to renew playoff hostilities
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will renew playoff hostilities Sunday - the first time the provincial rivals have faced off in a post-season Battle of Ontario in more than two decades. Tor...
Apr 19, 2025
National Day of Mourning ceremony to be held in Red Deer on April 28
The upcoming National Day of Mourning will be observed in Red Deer with a ceremony at Bower Ponds later this month.The annual day falls on Monday, April 28 and ceremonies will be held across the count...
Apr 19, 2025
AHS pilots language menu to improve health care access
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is launching a pilot program in Red Deer, an Inbound Call Interpreter service meant to improve access to medical services for newcomers to Canada. Launched in March at th...
Apr 19, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared an Easter ceasefire in the 3-year-old conflict in Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. KYIV, Uk...
Apr 19, 2025
Lacombe city council makes amendments to development plan for new fire station
Amendments have been made to the plan for the development of the new fire station in Lacombe to be built along Woodland Drive.This week Lacombe city council approved the amendments to the North Area S...
Apr 19, 2025
Liberals, NDP set to launch platforms today; main leaders near Toronto, Vancouver
OTTAWA - The Liberals and the NDP both say they will release their costed electoral platforms today. The documents come after advance voting began Friday with voters packing polling stations across th...
Apr 19, 2025
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - More than 90 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday. The ministry does not differentiate between...
Apr 19, 2025
Senators pumped to finally suit up for playoffs
OTTAWA - It has taken longer than expected, but the Ottawa Senators are in the NHL playoffs for the first time in eight years. The Senators, who claimed the first wild-card berth in the Eastern Confer...
Apr 19, 2025
Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?
An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to...
Apr 19, 2025
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administrat...
Apr 18, 2025