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Impeachment, shmimpeachment: Trump plans to run, and win, on economic record
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared his scorched-earth political style an unmitigated success Tuesday in a fiercely partisan, made-for-TV state of the union speech that made it...
Feb 6, 2020
Capital Power to donate $1 million to help renew STARS helicopters
EDMONTON, AB - The Capital Power company has made a commitment to help the STARS fleet with much needed upgrades.Back in June of 2018, STARS released information on a multi-year project to replace its...
Feb 6, 2020 News STARS chopper - Photo credit to Lyle Aspinall
Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or cancelled by the fast-spreading virus from China. Tokyo Olympic CEO Toshiro Mut...
Feb 6, 2020
Rolling Stones returning to North America for 15-city tour
LOS ANGELES - The Rolling Stones are returning to some North American cities where they haven't played in years. The band announced Thursday that it will kick off a 15-city leg of its No Filter tour i...
Feb 6, 2020
Most Canadian households will get more than they pay from carbon tax: PBO
OTTAWA - A new analysis by Parliament's budget watchdog has found that most households in provinces where the federal carbon tax applies will receive more money back in rebates than they will pay thro...
Feb 6, 2020
Canada's Bianca Andreescu not scheduled to play singles at Fed Cup
BIEL, Switzerland - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is not scheduled to play singles against Switzerland at a Fed Cup qualifier as she continues to recover from a left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open ch...
Feb 6, 2020
Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals
BEIJING - Hong Kong hospitals cut services as thousands of medical workers went on strike for a second day Tuesday to demand the border with mainland China be shut completely. The new virus caused its...
Feb 6, 2020
Avalanche of issues takes out Iowa plan for high-tech caucus
IOWA CITY, Iowa - What went wrong with the Iowa Democratic Party's high-tech plan to speed up the reporting of caucus night results? Pretty much everything. A little-known startup company was picked b...
Feb 6, 2020
Scamurra leads U.S. over Canada 3-1 in fourth game of Rivalry Series
VANCOUVER - Hilary Knight and her U.S. teammates served up a dose of revenge for a decade-old grudge in Game 4 of the women's hockey Rivalry Series on Wednesday. The U.S. earned a 3-1 win ov...
Feb 6, 2020
AFPA cautiously optimistic softwood tariffs are coming down
The Alberta Forest Products Association is cautiously optimistic about the possibility of lower American tariffs on softwood lumber.Reports that came out Monday said reductions are coming in August. D...
Feb 6, 2020 Photo from Dreamstiime.com