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Homeland Security Sec. Nielsen resigns amid border turmoil
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid President Donald Trump's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the ...
Apr 09, 2019
Retailers try to lure customers with free Uber rides
NEW YORK - While shoppers are getting everything from morning coffee to complete work wardrobes delivered to their homes, some businesses are working with ride-hailing company Uber to entice customers...
Apr 09, 2019
Dairy safety net program expected in June
MONTPELIER, Vt. - An insurance program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrolment in June, the U.S. Farm Service Agency says, but farmers say it won't tackle the underlyi...
Apr 09, 2019
Maryland House Speaker Busch dies, a Chesapeake Bay defender
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Michael Busch, a champion of the Chesapeake Bay and progressive causes during his record-tenure as Maryland's Democratic House speaker, battled for the environment up until the end of...
Apr 09, 2019
Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are wait...
Apr 09, 2019
On the campaign trail, April 9: Notley pitches to Feds; B.C willing to battle Kenney; Mandel to increase post-secondary spaces
Notley fights Federal Bill C-48Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the proposed federal tanker ban bill for British Columbia will impede her province's efforts to get oil to new markets.She says Bil...
Apr 09, 2019
Edmonton parts ways with company working on LRT
Edmonton's mayor says it's the end of the line for a company hired to install a signal system on a new section of the city's light-rail transit network.Don Iveson says Thales Canada Incorporated consi...
Apr 09, 2019
Man accused of trying to kill officer struggles to find legal-aid
A man accused of trying to kill an Edmonton police officer is still without a lawyer six months before his trial.Abdulahi Hasan Sharif also faces charges related to a cube van speeding through the cit...
Apr 09, 2019
Downtown Association pushing for new “City Centre” sign
Grande Prairie's Downtown Association continues to push for a new look for the city's downtown core.The association presented to the Community Living Committee this morning, looking to make several ch...
Apr 09, 2019 Photo: Grande Prairie Downtown Association
HANCOCK, Bernard (Freedom Conservative Party)
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Apr 09, 2019