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Charleston church shooter's death sentence upheld
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congre...
Aug 25, 2021
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Aug. 15. Liberals Aug. 25: Raise...
Aug 25, 2021
Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal for misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was ...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian imams urge Muslim community to get vaccinated against COVID-19
CALGARY - Canadian imams are urging members of the Muslim community to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. Twenty-five religious leaders have issued a joint statement pointi...
Aug 25, 2021
Torrent of online 'toxicity,' including hate, targeting election candidates: study
OTTAWA, Kan. - A project examining more than 350,000 comments sent to candidates on Twitter during the first week of the federal election campaign found more than a quarter of the tweets were consider...
Aug 25, 2021
COVID-19 immunization clinic to be held at Red Deer Polytechnic
In partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) will be offering a drop-in immunization clinic on main campus next month. Immunizers will be administering mRNA (either Pf...
Aug 25, 2021
Liberals promise to make profitable banks contribute billions to economic recovery
SURREY, B.C. - The federal Liberals are pledging to make Canada's profitable financial sector contribute billions of dollars annually to help people bounce back from the hard times of the COVID-19 pan...
Aug 25, 2021
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pledges to lower cellphone and internet bills
WINDSOR, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he would work to lower Canadians' cellphone and internet bills. Singh that he would mandate a cap on the average price of a cellphone or internet plan as ...
Aug 25, 2021
Proposed business licence bylaw amendments to help deter crime
Red Deer city council has passed first reading on a number of Business Licence Bylaw amendments which aim to ease community anxiety about crime and community safety. Public engagement sessions were ho...
Aug 25, 2021
Red Deer walk-in COVID-19 immunization clinic now open seven days a week
Albertans born in 2009 or before who have not yet received their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are being encouraged to visit Westerner Park Exhibition Hall, 4847A 19 St. for drop-in imm...
Aug 25, 2021