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RCMP requesting public's help identifying remains found in Alberta over past 40 years
RCMP are asking for help to identify three people whose remains have been found in Alberta over the past 40 years.The missing persons and unidentified human remains unit says the remains of one woman,...
Dec 11, 2019 Sketch of remains found (photo from the RCMP)
Alberta WHL players no longer legally entitled to minimum wage under amended labour code
Players on Alberta's five Western Hockey League teams will no longer be legally entitled to minimum wage after the province amended its labour code.The United Conservative government says it has redef...
Dec 11, 2019 Western Hockey League Logo
Local MP applauds as coast guard works to secure derelict ship from N.S. river
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The Canadian Coast Guard has secured a listing navy vessel from a Nova Scotia river, in the latest major case to occur in the riding of a federal cabinet minister wh...
Dec 11, 2019
Honey production down, maple syrup production up
Production of two natural Canadian sweeteners moved in opposite directions last season, with maple syrup output reaching a record high and honey volume dropping to its lowest level in several years. S...
Dec 11, 2019 Photo from ID 119424393 © | Dreamstime.com
Alberta premier opens war room to promote 'truth' about energy industry
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province's so-called war room will be respectful while fighting what he says is a foreign-funded campaign of lies to landlock the province's resour...
Dec 11, 2019
Premier Kenney opens war room to promote 'truth' about energy industry
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province's so-called war room will be respectful while fighting what he says is a foreign-funded campaign of lies to landlock the province's resour...
Dec 11, 2019
Data is being collected to create water sources map for rural firefighting efforts
A new interactive map will help firefighters in the county locate nearby water sources.The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service has spent the past two months collecting data on high-risk fir...
Dec 11, 2019 Map of fires, water sources, and pipe stands (picture courtesy of County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service)
Animal rescuers rally to save feral cats soon to be left alone in N.L. town
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Cat lovers across Atlantic Canada are rallying to save feral felines in a Newfoundland town that will soon be abandoned, as the provincial government backs down from ...
Dec 11, 2019
NHL Notebook: Olympic participation still high on players' wish list
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced this week there won't be a World Cup of Hockey in February 2021. Speaking at the league's board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif., Bettman said ...
Dec 11, 2019
Canada's Andreescu named top newcomer, Barty named WTA Player of the Year
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu was named top newcomer by the WTA Tour on Wednesday. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won three WTA tournaments this past seaso...
Dec 11, 2019