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Barnes says budget will help get Alberta's spending under control
EDMONTON, AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes says the 2019 budget is necessary to get Alberta's finances under control.Speaking over the phone from Edmonton hours after the budget was tabled, B...
Oct 24, 2019
Budget 2019: Debt still grows but path to balance mapped out
Calgary, AB - With a mountain of debt for Albertans to climb out of while being weighed down by low commodity prices for oil and gas, Alberta's 2019 budget is still boasting the lowest tax rate in Can...
Oct 24, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Alberta Government
Victim speaks out for first time about 'Slender Man' attack
MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin girl who was lured into the woods by two friends and stabbed 19 times in an effort to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man said she's come to terms with aspec...
Oct 24, 2019
'Human error' blamed for long delay reporting results in Ontario riding
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is blaming "human error" for having left federal candidates in one southern Ontario riding waiting the better part of a day to find out who garnered the most votes there in M...
Oct 24, 2019
'Human error' blamed for long delay reporting results in Ontario riding
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is blaming "human error" for having left federal candidates in one southern Ontario riding waiting the better part of a day to find out who garnered the most votes there in M...
Oct 24, 2019
Raptors guard Fred VanVleet day-to-day headed to Boston after tripping on camera
TORONTO - Raptors guard Fred VanVleet says he's day-to-day after tripping over a cameraman in Toronto's 130-122 overtime win against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday in the NBA's sea...
Oct 24, 2019
Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for fall
ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter is out of the hospital where he was treated after fracturing his pelvis in a recent fall at his home, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Carter Center spokeswoman Dea...
Oct 24, 2019
'Havoc and chaos:' Alberta separatist group gains support as Liberals re-elected
CALGARY - There's been a surge of support for an Alberta separatist group since the Liberals secured a minority government Monday night, and while political scientists say a split from ...
Oct 24, 2019
'Havoc and chaos:' Alberta separatist group gains support as Liberals re-elected
CALGARY - There's been a surge of support for an Alberta separatist group since the Liberals secured a minority government Monday night, and while political scientists say a split from ...
Oct 24, 2019
One win and one loss in Manitoba personalized licence plate fights
WINNIPEG - An Indigenous man in Manitoba has had his NDN CAR personalized licence plate returned, but an avid "Star Trek" fan learned resistance is futile in his court fight to get his Borg-theme...
Oct 24, 2019