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Golden Circle benefits from head shaving fundraiser
Local seniors stand to benefit from a special fundraiser held over the past two weeks, aimed at boosting programs and services at Red Deer's Golden Circle Resource Centre.Monica Morrison, executive di...
Jun 05, 2020

Education Minister blasts school districts for not inviting MLAs to grad events
Alberta's Education Minister is being accused of bullying after criticizing school districts for not inviting MLAs to graduation events. "It has come to my attention that some school divisions have no...
Jun 05, 2020

Market Watch: June 5
Big Picture N.A. Markets Continue to Rally, Despite Social Unrest N.A. stocks continued to claw back ground this week, shrugging off social unrest in the U.S. and a slew of downbeat economic data. All...
Jun 05, 2020

Former Lions player Dante Marsh says Canada, CFL were good to him
Canada and the CFL were good to Dante Marsh. The five-foot-10, 190-pound cornerback spent 11 of his 12 seasons of professional football with the B.C. Lions (2004-14). Marsh came north after one s...
Jun 05, 2020

Quebec man who killed two people should have a chance to rehabilitate: lawyer
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The defence lawyer for Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man convicted of two murders in 2017, told a courtroom Friday that his client will die in jail if sentenced to 50 years behind b...
Jun 05, 2020

Saturday night's alright for pro bowling, finally, after pandemic-related hiatus
Pro bowling is back, with strikes aplenty expected in its return Saturday after an 11-week-plus absence due to the pandemic. The first-ever PBA Strike Derby, a televised tournament in Jupit...
Jun 05, 2020

N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park
A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help a new national park. The Equator Prize is given to recognize innovati...
Jun 05, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau joins anti-racism protest
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at an anti-racism protest in Ottawa. It's one of multiple events in Canada today, following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutalit...
Jun 05, 2020

Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara faces assault, break and enter, harassment charges
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says it learned this morning about multiple criminal charges laid against Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara and is "looking into the matter." Global News first report...
Jun 05, 2020

Brazeau County Council hears update on wetlands project, proposes second waste roundup initiative
Brazeau County Council heard an update this week on the Brazeau County Floating Wetlands Pilot Study at Violet Grove.Council received a presentation from Dr. Christopher Walker, Environmental Manager ...
Jun 05, 2020