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Canadian veterans prepare to return to Juno Beach for 75th anniversary of D-Day
OTTAWA - Albert Roy was a fresh-faced 20-year-old from St. Jean Baptiste, Man., when Canadian, American and British troops stormed ashore on D-Day to begin the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi c...
Jun 06, 2019

NDP using filibuster to fight UCP changes to labour laws
EDMONTON - They're talking around the clock at the Alberta legislature about a bill that would cut the minimum wage for young people and change overtime rules.Opposition NDP members have been speaking...
Jun 06, 2019

New charges laid against father in death of 7-year-old Quebec girl
GRANBY, Que. - New charges have been laid against the father of a seven-year-old Granby girl who died in late April after being found badly injured in the family home east of Montreal. The 3...
Jun 06, 2019

Agency watchdog slams conditions at ICE detention facilities
WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog says rotting food, mouldy and dilapidated bathrooms and agency practices at immigration detention facilities may violate detainees' ri...
Jun 06, 2019

Body found near fire west of Slave Lake ruled a homicide
An autopsy done on the body of a man found near a fire west of Slave Lake on May 31 has concluded that the cause of death was a homicide.The autopsy on the body of 30-year-old Darren Dawson was comple...
Jun 06, 2019

UNB prof under fire for immigration views to retire, school says
FREDERICTON - A University of New Brunswick professor denounced by colleagues for promoting what they say are racist arguments about immigration has agreed to retire. The school announced Tuesday that...
Jun 06, 2019

Feds have failed to explain 'inaction' in Grassy Narrows: UN rapporteur
OTTAWA - A United Nations human-rights expert says the case of a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by mercury contamination is "emblematic" of an overall pattern of inaction in the face of grave r...
Jun 06, 2019

Scheer vows internal free-trade deal as part of vision for stronger federation
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is promising that a Conservative government would negotiate a deal to eliminate trade barriers among Canada's provinces. The Conservative leader made the commitment Tuesday...
Jun 06, 2019

Breakaway roping event added to CFR
RED DEER- The Canadian Finals Rodeo will host the first Canadian Finals Breakaway in Red Deer for CFR 46 this fall.The two-day event is slated to be held in the Westerner Park Centrium from October 31...
Jun 06, 2019 Photo supplied by CFR

More retail cannabis licenses granted across Alberta; two more come to GP
Competition in the retail cannabis market is about to pick up in the Swan City.Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis has released more licenses to sell cannabis across the province, including two in Gra...
Jun 06, 2019