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Clairmont women faces 169 charges in counterfeit operation
Four people are facing charges as a result of a property crime investigation in the Fairview area.On December 6, the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit, RCMP Emergency Response Team, ...
Dec 12, 2019 Photo Credit: Western Alberta RCMP
Couple who bought $120k banana art sense it will be iconic
MIAMI - A Miami couple who bought a headline-grabbing banana duct-taped to a wall have acknowledged the absurdity of the artwork, but say they believe it will become an icon and plan to gift it to a m...
Dec 12, 2019
Manitoba likely to intervene in court fight over Quebec law on religious symbols
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his government will likely intervene in a future court battle over Quebec's secularism law. In his annual state of the province speech, Pallister ...
Dec 12, 2019
Deadline to get in on carbon tax exemption approaching for farmers
Farm fuel, both diesel and gasoline, will be exempt from the federal carbon tax when it comes to Alberta January 1.But, farmers must fill out and submit a form by December 31 to be eligible for this e...
Dec 12, 2019 Photo from the UFA Facebook page
Grande Prairie Cricket Association hoping for new turf come spring time
The Grande Prairie Cricket Association is hoping to have new turf for their cricket pitch in 2020.Their application for a Parks Improvement Grant from the city has been approved by the Infrastructure ...
Dec 12, 2019 Photo from the GPCA Facebook page
Chile: Plane that vanished en route to Antarctica found
SANTIAGO, Chile - Searchers combing Antarctic seas have recovered parts of a military transport plane and human remains belonging to some of the 38 people aboard who vanished en route to the frozen co...
Dec 12, 2019
Andrew Scheer is resigning as Conservative leader. Here's what happens next.
OTTAWA - Now that Andrew Scheer has revealed his decision to resign as Conservative leader, the party will start getting ready for the race to replace him. "They will move as fast as reasonably possib...
Dec 12, 2019
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage
ATLANTA - After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was recast as a villain virtually overnight. More than 20 years l...
Dec 12, 2019
New Zealand trying to recover bodies on volcanic island
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - New Zealand police and military specialists launched a risky operation Friday to recover the bodies of eight victims of a volcanic eruption on an island that has left at least...
Dec 12, 2019
Millions in Bebawi's accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses: defence
MONTREAL - Millions of dollars that ended up in the accounts of a former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption were legitimate bonuses authorized by the company's president, the defe...
Dec 12, 2019