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Nunavut government computer systems returning to normal after cyber attack
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government is slowly returning to normal nearly two weeks after its computer systems were paralyzed by a cyber attack. Dean Wells, the territory's chief information offi...
Nov 14, 2019
Red Deer still among most affordable cities for renters in Alberta: Report
The average monthly rent for Canadian properties in October was $1,940 per month, a decrease of 0.7% monthly, but an increase of 5.5% annually, according to the November National Rent Report from Rent...
Nov 14, 2019
ALERT makes record drug seizure through Project Coyote
CALGARY - An international investigation involving ALERT and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has intercepted record amounts of cocaine and fentanyl.Project Coyote was a two-year ALERT Calgary...
Nov 14, 2019 (Photo: ALERT)
Debates body left media 'in the dark' about accreditation criteria: judge
OTTAWA - A judge says the commission overseeing leaders' debates during the federal election campaign left media outlets "in the dark" about the criteria for obtaining accreditation to cover...
Nov 14, 2019
Nominations open for 2020 Women of Excellence Awards
The Red Deer & District Community Foundation (RDDCF) is excited to announce that nominations for the 2020 Women of Excellence Gala are now officially open. This is the 13th consecutive year the Fo...
Nov 14, 2019
Palin says she learned of divorce plans from attorney
JUNEAU, Alaska - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a Christian broadcaster she learned her husband was seeking a divorce in an email from his attorney. The revelation came in an interview released T...
Nov 14, 2019
Chinook’s Edge School Division, teachers reach tentative agreement
Officials with Chinook's Edge School Division say they and the Alberta Teachers' Association have struck a tentative deal on a new collective agreement. The Memorandum of Agreement agreed to on Tuesda...
Nov 14, 2019
Nova Scotia inquiry into deaths of former soldier and family to begin Monday
HALIFAX - The fatality inquiry into the deaths of former Canadian soldier Lionel Desmond and his family will begin hearing evidence in Guysborough, N.S., on Monday. Desmond fatally shot his mother, wi...
Nov 14, 2019
Correction: SAG Awards-Robert De Niro story
LOS ANGELES - In a story Nov. 12 about Robert De Niro being named the recipient of the life achievement honour at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Associated Press reported erroneously the ful...
Nov 14, 2019
Trump Jr.’s book is a No. 1 bestseller, but with an edge
NEW YORK - Donald Trump Jr.'s "Triggered" is a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, although not without an edge. "Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us" came out last week and t...
Nov 14, 2019