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'Some may perceive racism:' Experts complain about Alberta judge's comments
CALGARY - Dozens of medical and legal experts have filed a complaint with the Canadian Judicial Council against an Alberta judge, alleging he made comments that could be perceived as racist ...
Sep 26, 2019
Judge rejects Avenatti request to move case to California
NEW YORK - California attorney Michael Avenatti will face charges that he ripped off porn star Stormy Daniels of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds in New York rather than Los Angeles, ...
Sep 26, 2019
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews facing charge of disorderly conduct
Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Auston Matthews is facing a charge of disorderly conduct and disruptive behaviour after an incident in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz., in May. A police report obtai...
Sep 26, 2019
Greens wouldn't prop up minority government that backs pipelines: May
MONTREAL - On the eve of a major climate march in Montreal, the Green party warned that it would never support a minority government without a credible and verifiable environmental plan. That inc...
Sep 26, 2019
U.S. military expert urges Canada to 'be in the fight' as Mideast tensions rise
BANFF, Alta. - A U.S. military expert who famously turned down an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to act as his national security adviser says it's more important than ever that Canada "be...
Sep 26, 2019
Domingo withdraws from Met Opera after harassment reports
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Plcido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment ma...
Sep 26, 2019
Frost advisory in effect for Peace Country
Environment Canada has issued a frost advisory in effect for:County of Grande Prairie near Beaverlodge, Hythe, Demmitt, Grande Prairie, Wembley, Sexsmith and La Glace.M.D. of Greenview near DeBolt, Li...
Sep 26, 2019
Trump administration proposes historically low refugee limit
NEW YORK - The Trump administration wants to cap the number of refugees admitted into the United States to the lowest number since the resettlement program was created in 1980. A State Department prop...
Sep 26, 2019
Man dead after single-vehicle crash in MD of Big Lakes
High Prairie RCMP say one person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Driftpile Road in the MD of Big Lakes Wednesday.Mounties say they were called out at 8 p.m. after an SUV left the road and stru...
Sep 26, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Amazon offers a way to delete Alexa recordings automatically
NEW YORK - Users of Amazon's Alexa digital assistant can now request that recordings of their voice commands delete automatically. Amazon says it saves such commands to improve the service. But the pr...
Sep 26, 2019