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U.K. eyeing fall for start of detailed trade deal talks with Canada, minister says
OTTAWA - Britain's trade minister says his country expects to kick-start talks on a free-trade pact with Canada in the fall and suggests it might differ in scope from what is now in place. Ranil Jayaw...
May 12, 2021
"The Last of Us" filming in Southern Alberta this summer, extras needed
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A highly-anticipated HBO series is set to start shooting in the region this summer, and you could be part of it.Keep Alberta Rolling posted to social media over the weekend, announcin...
May 12, 2021
Jewish group "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags in Alberta towns
BRETON, AB- A prominent Jewish organization says it is "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags being displayed in two Alberta towns within days of each other. The Friends of Simon Wiese...
May 12, 2021
Taber’s Safe Haven shelter offering meals for kids learning at home
TABER, AB - The Safe Haven Women's Shelter in Taber is offering relief to parents whose children are stuck learning at home.All schools in Alberta have made the transition to online learning as the pr...
May 12, 2021
Report: Ellen DeGeneres to end her TV talk show next year
NEW YORK (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her longtime-running talk show, according to reports. The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, ha...
May 12, 2021
France's Supreme Court to rule on Hassan Diab extradition next week: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Hassan Diab says the Canadian government should not be part of any further wrongful extradition of the Ottawa sociology professor regardless of the outcome of a looming French Su...
May 12, 2021
RCMP locate person of interest in suspicious death of Brenda Ware
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - RCMP are no longer needing the public's help in finding a man in connection with the suspicious death of Brenda Ware.The 35-year-old woman was found deceased on May 6 in Koo...
May 12, 2021
Trump officials defend their actions in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two senior Trump administration officials defended their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in testimony before Congress on Wednesday, with former acting Defense Secr...
May 12, 2021
Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating
WASHINGTON - Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin have joined forces with their Canadian counterparts in the legal fight over the Line 5 pipeline. The U.S. and Canadian chambers of commerc...
May 12, 2021
Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a longer sentence for Derek Chauvin, according to an order made publ...
May 12, 2021