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City urges caution around local bodies of water
Warming temperatures and the official arrival of spring has the City of Red Deer reminding residents to be cautious around bodies of water.Red Deerians are reminded that ice and water conditions on co...
Mar 25, 2021
B.C. watchdog to investigate whether police broke the law in Glen Assoun case
HALIFAX - A police watchdog in British Columbia will investigate whether RCMP in Nova Scotia broke the law when evidence was destroyed in the case of Glen Assoun, who was wrongfully convicted of murde...
Mar 25, 2021
Five things to know about carbon pricing and the Supreme Court ruling
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada issued a 6-3 decision upholding the federal carbon price legislation Thursday. Here are five things to know about the decision and the carbon price. 1. What was th...
Mar 25, 2021
Charges pending following reported shooting in Deer Park
Red Deer RCMP say charges are pending after a shooting was reported Wednesday night in Deer Park.Police were called about the incident outside a residence in the neighbourhood at about 8:30 p.m. No in...
Mar 25, 2021
Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...
Mar 25, 2021
Crown says burden is on Meng's lawyers to prove device information was wrongly shared
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says there's no evidence that the RCMP shared serial numbers with U.S. investigators for the devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. John Gibb-Cars...
Mar 25, 2021
Highlights from Quebec's budget for 2021-22 fiscal year
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the 2021-22 provincial budget Thursday. Here are some highlights.- Operating deficit of $9.2 billion, which jumps to $12.3 billion after a deposit of $3.1 bi...
Mar 25, 2021
Didsbury RCMP execute search warrant, seize drugs and cash
A Calgary man is facing charges after Mounties seized drugs and cash from a residence in Didsbury last weekend.On Mar. 21, RCMP conducted an extensive search at the residence and seized what police su...
Mar 25, 2021
Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to 'dark time' during recent quarantine
Veteran midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to some dark days during Toronto FC's recent quarantine due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff.The 30-year-old from Phoenix managed just four or f...
Mar 25, 2021
Didsbury RCMP catch thieves red handed on oil field lease site
Two people have been charged after Didsbury RCMP were dispatched to a theft in progress at a lease site near the community on Tuesday.Mounties say the location was approximately 5 kilometers west of D...
Mar 25, 2021