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Drugs, firearms seized in arrest of Grande Prairie men
GRANDE PRAIRIE- RCMP say a lengthy investigation has ended with the arrest of two city men and a sizable seizure of drugs and weapons.Mounties say that a months-long operation ended on May 22 when sea...
May 29, 2020
Large cruise ships barred from Canadian waters until end of October: Garneau
OTTAWA - The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but dead as Ottawa extends a ban on ships in Canadian waters until the end of October. Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says passenger ships w...
May 29, 2020
Another $650M in COVID-19 aid bound for Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government will spend another $650 million to help Indigenous communities cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Of this, $285 mill...
May 29, 2020
Police want Liverpool's title decider in neutral stadium
MANCHESTER, England - Liverpool is unlikely to win the Premier League at Anfield after police included the leader's key games among at least five it wants to be played at neutral venues in a bid to pr...
May 29, 2020
Some fans allowed in stadiums when Russian soccer returns
MOSCOW - Fans will be allowed in the stadiums when the Russian soccer league restarts next month. Under a plan drawn up by Russian soccer authorities and approved by a state regulatory agency, spectat...
May 29, 2020
Garneau says still no black boxes from Iran in January shootdown of airliner
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says efforts are still underway to get Iran to release the flight recorders from its Jan. 8 shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane. On March 1...
May 29, 2020
As police, protesters clash in Minneapolis, Twitter blocks Trump's 'thug' tweet
WASHINGTON - The peace of America's self-imposed COVID-19 exile has given way in dramatic fashion to violent unrest in the city of Minneapolis and across the United States as prote...
May 29, 2020
Twitter adds 'glorifying violence' warning to Trump tweet
WASHINGTON - Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald Trump's tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform's rules about "glorifying violence." Trump, a prolific...
May 29, 2020
Alec Baldwin on pandemic life and why he worries for kids
NEW YORK - Whether he's playing President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" or hosting a new season of "Match Game," Alec Baldwin prefers working close to home. And for good reason, the 62-year ol...
May 29, 2020
2020 Lacombe property tax notices being mailed out
LACOMBE- Municipal property tax notices for the 2020 taxation year will be mailed out on June 1. If your have not received your 2020 tax notice by Friday, June 15, contact the Tax and Assessment Depar...
May 29, 2020