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A look at some of the recommendations in Alberta's financial report
CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province has been overspending for years and needs to make changes. Here are some of 26 recommendations its report makes: - Use alt...
Sep 03, 2019
Lethbridge hosting review meetings for supervised consumption sites this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A committee of eight people will be in Lethbridge this week for two meetings regarding supervised consumption services in Alberta.The group consists of psychiatrists, addictions and r...
Sep 03, 2019 Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site. (Lethbridge News Now)
Sweden's Saab undecided on whether to bid on Canada's fighter-jet contract
OTTAWA - Swedish fighter-jet maker Saab says it has not decided whether it will participate in the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging fleet of CF-18s. Saab's Gripen fighter is the only ...
Sep 03, 2019
Tottenham throws away lead against Arsenal, unease persists
LONDON - A wide-open north London derby fizzing with tension and littered with errors highlighted flaws that show why Arsenal and Tottenham are some way off from challenging for the Premier League tit...
Sep 03, 2019
Review: 'It Chapter 2' is a big-screen funhouse
It can be a cheesy thing when a novel is split up and spread out over a handful of films, but Stephen King's "It" is not one of those books. Andy Muschietti's first crack at King's 1,100-page doorstop...
Sep 03, 2019
Bianca Andreescu gets prime-time slot for quarterfinals at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu is returning to prime time at the U.S. Open. The Canadian teen tennis star will play in the evening draw for the second match in a row when she faces Elise Mertens of Belgi...
Sep 03, 2019
B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother found guilty of the second-degree murder of her eight-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 15 ...
Sep 03, 2019
Report: Government needs to "go beyond merely cutting spending" to eliminate deficit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A key report on Alberta's finances has come back and makes several recommendations on how government spending and organization should be changed.Panel Chair Janice MacKinnon, a former...
Sep 03, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews and the panel. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)
Big spender: Alberta panel says savings to be found in health, education changes
CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province habitually overspends on the services it delivers. The panel, chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, says...
Sep 03, 2019
Jonathon Jennings replacing Dominique Davis as Redblacks' starting QB
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are promoting Jonathon Jennings to starting quarterback. The Redblacks (3-7) will replace the struggling Dominique Davis with Jennings when they return to action on Satur...
Sep 03, 2019