National News

Outrage greets Tory proposal to quadruple pardon cost
Red Deer Advocate • Feb-02-2011
OTTAWA — The federal government wants to quadruple the cost of seeking a criminal pardon to $631, sp… more
Terror suspect plans to fight extradition
Red Deer Advocate • Jan-20-2011
EDMONTON — The lawyer for a Canadian man suspected of supporting a ter… more
Cyclone helicopters delayed for third time
Red Deer Advocate • Nov-23-2010
HALIFAX — There has been a third delay in the delivery of a new navy h… more
Stakeholders could be steakholders
Red Deer Advocate • Jul-14-2010
GRAND FORKS, B.C. — In this debate, the stakeholders could carry knives — and the horseradish sauce … more
Palin's family were Manitoba bootleggers
Red Deer Advocate • Apr-18-2010
HARTNEY, Man. — When Sarah Palin mentioned last week that one of her husband’s forefathers came from… more
Nunavut man guilty of first-degree murder
Red Deer Advocate • Mar-11-2010
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Jury members broke into tears Thursday after findin… more
RCMP may speed pre-flight screening but new Ottawa rules cause havoc, holdups
TORONTO — Ottawa’s move to call in the RCMP to help with passenger searches at Canada’s main airport… more
Canadian soldier killed by IED in south Afghanistan
Red Deer Advocate • Dec-23-2009
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan A period of relative post-fighting season calm … more
Harper announces RCMP help for drug-war-addled Mexico
Red Deer Advocate • Aug-09-2009
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The Mounties will play a role in Mexico’s fight … more
Layton calls for release of Canadian-Iranian reporter held in Iran
Red Deer Advocate • Jul-12-2009
TORONTO — NDP Leader Jack Layton is urging Ottawa to send a senior member of Parliament to Iran to s… more
Flaherty fires back on deficit
Red Deer Advocate • Jun-13-2009
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has dismissed a prediction of deeper, longer-term deficits fr… more