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RDC, students preparing for possible lifting of tuition freeze
Alberta post-secondary students are bracing for a possible lifting of the current tuition freeze when the provincial budget is handed down on Oct. 24.The MacKinnon Report on Alberta's Finances release...
Oct 07, 2019
Lengthy trial anticipated in $2.6M fraud case involving Sylvan Lake man
A Sylvan Lake man accused of defrauding multiple people of over $2.6 million made a brief appearance in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Monday.Dane Michael Skinner, 55, is in the process of trying ...
Oct 07, 2019 Dane Skinner (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Grande Prairie woman arrested for firearms straw purchasing
An ALERT investigation has led to an arrest of a Grande Prairie woman for allegedly legally buying firearms, and selling them on the criminal market.ALERT Grande Prairie's organized crime and gang tea...
Oct 07, 2019 photo by ALERT Grande Prairie
More testing needed for college wind turbines
MEDICINE HAT, AB - They're the most eye-catching part of a renewable energy project on the Medicine Hat College campus.A pair of vertical axis wind turbines have been standing tall near the parking lo...
Oct 07, 2019 The wind turbines that are part of Medicine Hat College's Micro Grid are pictured on October 7 - Photo by Charles Lefebvre
Hang Time: Canadian climber McColl tinkers with training for Tokyo Olympics
TORONTO - Shake hands with Canadian climber Sean McColl and you can quickly tell his workout routine includes unique training moves. The firm grip doesn't come by accident. McColl's fingers ...
Oct 07, 2019
Search for offence starts with physical game for new Calgary Flame Milan Lucic
CALGARY - The puck had only to be in the general vicinity of Milan Lucic in the Calgary Flames' home-opener for the Saddledome to take up the call. Lucic is no stranger to the foghorn croon ...
Oct 07, 2019
Analysis: Playoff elimination sparks talk about potential change with Argos
It's been a monumental fall from grace for the Toronto Argonauts. Since winning the '17 Grey Cup, the Argos have managed to win just six regular-season games. On Saturday, Toronto (2-12) was eliminate...
Oct 07, 2019
GE freezes pensions for 20K workers in bid to trim debt pile
NEW YORK - General Electric is freezing the pension plans of about 20,000 of its workers and offering pension buyouts to 100,000 former employees as it attempts to reduce its mountain of debt. The ind...
Oct 07, 2019
Canada and South Africa have a fight-filled history at the Rugby World Cup
Former Canada captain Gareth Rees can't escape the memory of getting sent off at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. People often bring up the volcanic 20-0 loss to host South Africa in the so-called Battle of ...
Oct 07, 2019
US signs limited deal with Japan on ag, digital trade
WASHINGTON - The United States and Japan signed a limited trade agreement Monday, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pac...
Oct 07, 2019