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TransCanada selling Ontario solar portfolio in further move from renewables
CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. is offloading its only solar power holdings in a $540-million deal as it moves against the industry trend of investing more in renewables. The company said Wednesday it was...
Oct 25, 2017
British forces veteran 'devastated' by theft of medals from Saskatchewan home
KINDERSLEY, Sask. - A British Armed Forces veteran is facing the prospect of his first Remembrance Day without his nine medals for years of service in the Gulf War, Bosnia and Iraq. Jim Watson’s...
Oct 25, 2017
Drunk passenger disrupts WestJet flight
Wood Buffalo RCMP say a WestJet flight made an unscheduled landing in Fort McMurray earlier this week due to an unruly drunk. Cpl. Teri-Ann Deobald says the flight on Monday was supposed to fly from C...
Oct 25, 2017
Gaetz Memorial United Church becomes fully affirming
Red Deer's Gaetz United Memorial Church is now a fully Affirming Ministry. This week, members and adherents voted 97 per cent in favour of declaring the church affirming, meaning it is openly supporti...
Oct 25, 2017
Youth pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 18-year-old Red Deer man
A Calgary teenager’s murder trial was called off after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an 18-year-old Red Deer man two years ago. Levi Marance was stabbed multiple times with a...
Oct 25, 2017
Vandals hit Flags of Remembrance again
Vandals just can’t seem to stay away from the Flags of Remembrance in Sylvan Lake. Al Cameron, Executive Director with Veterans Voices of Canada, says seven honour plaques have been removed from...
Oct 25, 2017
Lethbridge ranked 5th in Alberta for real estate investment
A real estate research firm says the Lethbridge market didn’t suffer too badly during the downturn, and is poised for smooth growth. The Real Estate Investment Network says Lethbridge will be th...
Oct 25, 2017
Alberta Education filling a hole in the teaching of Indigenous history
Alberta Education is providing teachers with lesson plans to bring First Nations, Mtis and Inuit history to life in classrooms. The action stems form a Government announcement in June of 2016, regardi...
Oct 25, 2017
Valleyview Jets fold
Another team has left the North Peace Hockey just days before the start of the season. The Valleyview Jets are folding because of a player shortage. Previously, the Spirit River Rangers had announced ...
Oct 25, 2017
Downtown building hit with graffiti
Local RCMP are looking for the person responsible for vandalising a building downtown. Early morning October 10th, a suspect was seen spray-painting what is being described as a small portion of the b...
Oct 25, 2017