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Obama weighs in on federal election, urges Canadians to vote Trudeau
OTTAWA - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is urging Canadians to re-elect Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in an endorsement just a few days before the federal election. Obama ...
Oct 18, 2019
'Tarzan' actor Ron Ely's wife killed; son shot by deputies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely's wife was stabbed to death in their California home by their 30-year-old son, who was then shot and killed by sheriff's deputies, authorities said Wedne...
Oct 18, 2019
Greens say they would restructure trade relations to address climate change
NANAIMO, B.C. - Green Leader Elizabeth May says her party would restructure Canada's global trade relations if elected Monday, arguing current agreements favour the rights of corporations at...
Oct 18, 2019
British family deported after illicit U.S. border crossing: agency
A British family that made an unauthorized crossing from British Columbia into the United States was deported Wednesday after nearly two weeks in federal custody, ending an ordeal that famil...
Oct 18, 2019
Repeat rent-dodger dubbed 'professional squatter' prompts call for reform
HALIFAX - A Halifax coffee shop owner who says he tried for more than four months to evict a tenant he called a "professional squatter" is calling for reforms to Nova Sco...
Oct 18, 2019
Coffee with Council identifies concerns from Lacombe residents
LACOMBE- At the regular meeting on October 15, Council reviewed and accepted for information a resident feedback summary from the September 11 Coffee with Council session held at the Lacombe Memorial ...
Oct 18, 2019
Meet the candidate: Cory Lystang, Libertarian Party of Canada
Brought-up as a Conservative supporter, the Libertarian Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Yellowhead, says it was the Conservative Party not doing what they said they would do that prompted ...
Oct 18, 2019 Cory Lystang, Libertarian Party of Canada candidate for the Yellowhead riding.
Candidates to talk diversity and inclusion at election forum Sunday
This Sunday (Oct. 20) will be your last chance to hear from local election candidates ahead of the big vote on Monday.From 2-4 p.m., Red Deer's Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Network is hosting a...
Oct 18, 2019
B.C. working to move away from established illegal pot industry: minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government has been working hard to transition away from the province's "well-entrenched" illegal marijuana industry. Mike Farn...
Oct 18, 2019
Officials: Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers
KABUL - An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The att...
Oct 18, 2019