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Pompeo unloads on US universities for China ties
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused U.S. universities of caving to Chinese pressure to blunt or bar criticism of the Chinese Communist Party. The attack, which included id...
Dec 9, 2020
Trump's election fight puts embattled Texas AG in spotlight
AUSTIN, Texas - A lawsuit that President Donald Trump is now calling "the big one" in his effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election is helmed by an embattled Texas ally who is likewi...
Dec 9, 2020
Oregon eviction protest fueled by history of gentrification
PORTLAND, Ore. - Protesters barricaded streets in a Portland, Oregon, neighbourhood and set booby traps for police after officers arrested about a dozen people in a clash over gentrification and the e...
Dec 9, 2020
Retiring Rep. Joe Kennedy III says greed hinders aid to poor
WASHINGTON - Retiring Rep. Joe Kennedy III used his farewell speech from Congress on Wednesday to deride the "great lie of our times" that the government lacks the resources and will to help people in...
Dec 9, 2020
National Finals Rodeo continues, five Canadians competing
The seventh performance of the National Finals Rodeo is set for Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.The NFR was moved from Las Vegas this year because of the pandemic.Canadian cowboys taking part this...
Dec 9, 2020
Southern Alberta MLA calls for politicians to take temporary pay cut
MEDICINE HAT AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes is calling on Alberta politicians to take a temporary pay reduction to show support for small- and medium-sized businesses in the province.In a l...
Dec 9, 2020
Shandro: Alberta COVID-19 vaccinations to start next week
Health Minister Tyler Shandro says COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta will begin on Dec. 16.The first 3,900 doses will go to ICU doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists and long-term care workers thr...
Dec 9, 2020
City of Grande Prairie adds 14 new COVID-19 cases, eight recoveries
Alberta is reporting 1,460 new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday, December 8. There are currently 20,199 active cases in the province.The City of Grande Prairie added 14 new cases along with eight recover...
Dec 9, 2020
Non-police handgun, spent shell casings found at scene of fatal police shooting: ASIRT
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says a 28-year-old man is the deceased in a police involved shooting Tuesday night outside a gas station at the corner of 100 Street and 132 Avenue. ...
Dec 9, 2020
Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing
MINNEAPOLIS - A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque. Prosecutor...
Dec 9, 2020