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Red Deer shooting victim was buying deodorant: Wife
RED DEER, Alta. - The wife of a man who was fatally shot outside a Walmart in central Alberta says she has lost her best friend.Jim Williams was shot in the front entrance of the store in Red Deer on ...
Dec 23, 2019 Photo: rdnewsNOW / Sheldon Spackman
Chinese embassy takes swipe at 'some politicians' over talk of freeing Canadians
OTTAWA - The Chinese embassy is taking a swing at "some Canadian politicians" over what it describes as "erroneous remarks" about the relationship between the two countries and the cases of two Canadi...
Dec 23, 2019
Ernie's Sports Storm complete weekend sweep, Golden Arrow Storm split three game set
GPAC Ernie's Sports Major Midget AAA Storm completes weekend sweep in Edmonton The Storm traveled to Edmonton for back to back games on Saturday and Sunday against the Canadian Athletic Club (CAC) and...
Dec 23, 2019 Photo Credit: EverythingGP
N.S. sawmills seeking new markets in wake of announced Northern Pulp closure
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia sawmill operators say their outlook after the closure of Northern Pulp is one of troubling uncertainties and, so far, few answers from the provincial government&nb...
Dec 23, 2019
Conservative party's fundraising boss takes over temporary helm of party
OTTAWA - The director of fundraising for the federal Conservatives has taken over as acting director of the party as it continues to grapple with the fallout from the resignation of leader Andrew Sche...
Dec 23, 2019
Bump in low-income rates expected as StatCan sets to redraw poverty line
OTTAWA - The national statistics office is looking at changes to the federally adopted poverty line which, if approved, could mean more people are considered to live below the low-income threshold. Th...
Dec 23, 2019
A look at some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship
The 2020 world junior hockey championship starts Thursday in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players to watch at this year's under-20 tournament. &nb...
Dec 23, 2019
2019 a year of women in hockey flexing collective muscle for a pro league
The women's hockey landscape didn't just tilt in 2019. It was turned upside down and shaken like a Polaroid picture. From the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to the upending of the estab...
Dec 23, 2019
Storm head into Christmas break with back-to-back wins
The Grande Prairie Storm defeated the Olds Grizzlys and Calgary Canucks this past weekend, both by the scores of 5-1 to head into the Christmas break on a winning note.On Saturday in Olds, the team wa...
Dec 23, 2019 Photo Credit: Shane Clausing
23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law
NEW DELHI - Violent protests against India's citizenship law that excludes Muslim immigrants swept the country over the weekend despite the government's ban on public assembly and suspension of intern...
Dec 23, 2019