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Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market soft opening a success
The soft opening of the Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market last weekend is being dubbed a success.General manager Shauna Fisher says they are very happy with the response and support from the community."W...
Nov 26, 2020

Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping but eager to honour Diego Maradona, filed past the coffin of Argentina's most iconic soccer star on Thursday. Fans blew kisses as they...
Nov 26, 2020

Patients, not doctors, should initiate conversations on assisted dying: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough says she's open to amending a bill on assisted dying to prevent health practitioners from discussing medical assistance in dying with a patient ...
Nov 26, 2020

Federal task force considers a national flood insurance program
OTTAWA - A new federal task force will look at the possibility of a low-cost national flood insurance program as well as options for moving people who live in areas at highest risk from surging spring...
Nov 26, 2020

Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX - The Indigenous leader at the centre of a dispute over Nova Scotia lobster says the recent seizure of lobster traps in St. Marys Bay by federal officers could lead to trouble on the water nex...
Nov 26, 2020

Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update
OTTAWA - Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to put a pause on planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan.Th...
Nov 26, 2020

Notre Dame concert band class enters CBC contest
The concert band class at cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School has entered the CBC Music Class Challenge. For their entry, the students performed "Hymn to Freedom" by Oscar Peterson, which was one o...
Nov 26, 2020

Alberta chops fee for harvesting Christmas trees from Crown land
EDMONTON - The provincial government has removed the $5 fee for harvesting up to three Christmas trees from Crown land for personal use.The province says the move save Albertans almost $100,000 and ma...
Nov 26, 2020

Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month
OTTAWA - The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate could be approved in Canada next month. Dr. Supriya Sharma says the Health Canada review is most advanced f...
Nov 26, 2020

RCMP Major Crimes investigating death at Sunnybrook home
The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a death at a home in the Sunnybrook neighbourhood. It was at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday when Red Deer RCMP attended a residence on Stewart Street. Police say...
Nov 26, 2020