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Spike Lee calls for Hollywood to 'shut it down' in Georgia
LOS ANGELES - Director Spike Lee is calling for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, upon detection of a fetal heartbeat. Most stu...
Jun 7, 2019
City and DTS working together to resolve issues
The city and representatives of the Disable Transportation Society sat down yesterday to discuss their situation. They have agreed to work together to restore the previous level of service and jointly...
Jun 7, 2019
Council taking children's health care resolution to AUMA
City council wants to see more hospital care for sick kids in places like Grande Prairie.Mayor Bill Given says council has approved sending a resolution to the next Alberta Urban Municipalities Associ...
Jun 7, 2019 Photo by Sheena Roszell
City council approves changes to small lot by-laws
City council has voted to ease some of its regulations around smaller lot sizes. Council approved bylaw changes at its meeting Tuesday that would see the 25 percent limit on such lots in new areas tem...
Jun 7, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
D-Day alliances still strong, leaders say at ceremony on eve of anniversary
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom - The terrible and tragic story of the Second World War played out in an elaborate ceremony in this city in southern England on Wednesday, mere metres from where thousands o...
Jun 7, 2019
In the news today, June 5
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, June 5 --- D-DAY COMMEMORATIONS BEGIN TODAY IN THE U.K. D-Day commemorations are beginning today in the British port city of Portsmouth, where thousands All...
Jun 7, 2019
In the news today, June 7
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 7 --- TRUDEAU CONCLUDING HIS TRIP TO FRANCE TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is concluding his trip to France today, where he took part in marking the...
Jun 7, 2019
Changes to solitary-confinement bill could address key MMIWG inquiry findings
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission is backing changes to a bill on solitary confinement, agreeing with other advocates that the amendments to the government's proposed law would follow reco...
Jun 7, 2019
Improving Canada's recycling output will take 'radical changes': report
OTTAWA - An analysis of Canada's plastic industry shows the industry producing plastic dwarfs the industry trying to recycle it. The report, completed by consulting firms Deloitte and ChemInfo Se...
Jun 7, 2019
Judge gives prison time to Calgary couple in toddler's infection death
CALGARY - A judge says a mother and father convicted in their toddler's death from an infection pose no threat to society, but prison time is needed to make sure other parents don't fai...
Jun 7, 2019