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Independent senators want rule changes to prevent partisan stalling on bills
OTTAWA - The largest group of independents in the Senate wants some rule changes to reflect the new reality of a less partisan chamber of sober second thought - and to rein in obstruction tactics...
Nov 30, 2019
Failed Tory candidates cite too much control, social issues as liabilities
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says despite considerable infighting over his future as party leader he will remain at the helm, and as a show of how he intends to broaden its app...
Nov 30, 2019
Scheer cautions against internal fighting in speech in Conservative heartland
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month's election loss as elites and "talking heads" who know he'll never relent in his oppositio...
Nov 30, 2019
AHS to roll out redesigned ambulances
Nearly 420 ambulances across the province are being replaced by Alberta Health Services (AHS).Mike Plato, EMS Associate Executive Director of Business Standards and Operations Support says this follow...
Nov 30, 2019 Photo courtesy RDNewsNow
Alberta Court of Appeal: Nine-year minimum sentence for fentanyl trafficking
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Court of Appeal has ruled that convictions for wholesale fentanyl trafficking should get a minimum sentence of nine years.The unanimous ruling by five justices comes out of a ...
Nov 30, 2019 photo courtesy Curtis Galbraith
Wednesday rally planned to protest planned job cuts
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has scheduled a rally for next Wednesday in Grande Prairie to protest the newest round of planned job cuts by the UCP government. Alberta's largest public-sec...
Nov 30, 2019
Woman guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A woman accused in the death of a toddler found outside an Edmonton church has been convicted of manslaughter. Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack and the child's father, Joey Crier, were each charged wi...
Nov 30, 2019
"Character win" for Storm over Spruce Grove
Coach Matt Keillor called his club's 3-2 overtime win over the Spruce Grove Saints on Friday night a "character win". Jarin Sutton's goal at the 2:41 mark of the extra period extended the Storm's poin...
Nov 30, 2019 Jarin Sutton scored the OT winner for the Storm. photo courtesy EverythingGP
Scheer cautions against internal fighting in speech in Conservative heartland
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month's election loss as elites and "talking heads" who know he'll never rel...
Nov 30, 2019
Canucks bounce back from first loss of season
After suffering their first loss of the season on Thursday, the Dawson Creek Canucks got back into the win column on Friday night. Braeden Allkins' second goal of the night at the 36 second mark of ov...
Nov 30, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP