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Two children perish in Buck Lake house fire
Two small children are dead after fire ripped through a residence near Buck Lake in the County of Wetaskiwin Wednesday morning.On June 2, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the RCMP Central Alberta District...
Jun 04, 2021
No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told...
Jun 04, 2021
ASBA Zone 4 honours seven central Alberta first year teachers
Central Alberta's school board trustees have honored seven first year teachers for their outstanding contributions to education. Also,Ty Wagar, a first year teacher in Wolf Creek Public Schools, was c...
Jun 04, 2021
Canadian flanker Michael Smith flourishing in MLR with the San Diego Legion
Medical school awaits for Michael Smith. But first the 23-year-old from White Rock, B.C., is focusing on his rugby education. And Smith is learning from the best at the San Diego Legion alongside the ...
Jun 04, 2021
Liberals tap text messaging platform to directly connect with Canadians
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada has adopted a new digital tool to more directly reach supporters and potential voters - the same one increasingly used by celebrities to interact more intimately w...
Jun 04, 2021
Death of an inmate at Bowden Institution
Officials with Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) have announced the death of an inmate at Bowden Institution.On June 3, Jacques Larente, who was 67. died while in custody at the facility.At the ti...
Jun 04, 2021
Fisher-Price recalls baby soothers after 4 infant deaths
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Fisher-Price says it is recalling a model of its baby soothers after the deaths of four infants who were placed on their backs unrestrained in the devices and later found on ...
Jun 04, 2021
Foster care is modern-day residential school system: Inuit MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq
OTTAWA - In the wake of the tragic discovery of an unmarked burial site in Kamloops, B.C., the Liberals are facing tough questions about ongoing harms being suffered by Indigenous children in the chil...
Jun 04, 2021
E-scooter pilot program open for applications now
Interested e-scooter companies can now visit www.reddeer.ca/escooter to find information on how to submit a business license application to become one of the approved e-scooter companies to participat...
Jun 04, 2021
Staff of Nova Scotia's Mass Casualty Commission visit scene at Portapique, N.S.
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Staff members of a public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia's mass shooting took a walk today along the roads where the rampage began the night of April 18, 2020. The group visiting...
Jun 04, 2021