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Alberta Review Board chair quits over lack of government support
EDMONTON - The chairwoman of the Alberta Review Board says she has decided to resign after months of what she characterizes as banging her head against a wall.Jill Taylor sent her resignation letter t...
Nov 21, 2019
Kenney urges ministers to take province’s concerns seriously
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is urging federal cabinet ministers with portfolios of interest to Alberta to listen to the province's concerns and to take them seriously.He says in a statement that h...
Nov 21, 2019
Netanyahu celebrates US settlement decision in West Bank
ALON SHVUT, Palestinian Territory - Israel's prime minister travelled to the West Bank on Tuesday to celebrate the U.S.'s announcement that it does not consider Israeli settlements to violate internat...
Nov 21, 2019
Republicans assail security aide who reported Trump call
WASHINGTON - A career Army officer on Donald Trump's National Security Council testified Tuesday he was duty-bound to object to the president's clearly "improper" phone call seeking Ukrainian investig...
Nov 21, 2019
Navs respond with convincing win over Sexsmith
After dropping both of their games over the past weekend, the North Peace Navigators responded with a dominating performance.Keegan Ferguson scored a goal and added two assists, while Austin Doan had ...
Nov 21, 2019 Photo: Shaun Penner
Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after 9 years
STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, because too much time has elapsed since the acc...
Nov 21, 2019
Key witnesses will cap intense week in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON - House impeachment investigators will hear on Thursday from two key witnesses who grew alarmed by how President Donald Trump and others in his orbit were conducting foreign policy in Ukrai...
Nov 21, 2019
Prince Andrew faces more disgrace as business backers leave
LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew faced further disgrace Tuesday as charitable partners and educational institutions began to distance themselves from him amid unfavourable fallout from an interview on...
Nov 21, 2019
Canada prepping for second-chance Olympic baseball qualifier in March
When Scott Mathieson announced his retirement from professional baseball last month, he was already envisioning a temporary comeback - and a better way to officially end his playing career. The 3...
Nov 21, 2019
Warkentin says Parliament must deal with the CN strike
The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie says the Prime Minister must recall Parliament immediately to deal with the CN Rail strike.Chris Warkentin says he is very worried about how the strike will impact ...
Nov 21, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith