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B.C. fights ticket scalpers with consumer protection law, eliminates bots
VICTORIA - British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says he fondly recalls the day he waited in line at his local shopping mall for a dozen concert tickets to see Irish rock superstars U2 per...
Apr 09, 2019
Trudeau violated MPs' rights with 'unilateral' expulsion: Philpott
OTTAWA - The Liberals' efforts to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind them were stymied once again Tuesday by the former cabinet ministers at the centre of the political storm, as Jane Philpot...
Apr 09, 2019
Autopsy: Transgender migrant died from AIDS complications
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An autopsy has concluded a Honduran transgender migrant who died while in the custody of U.S. federal immigration officials died of complications from AIDS. The New Mexico Office o...
Apr 09, 2019
Grande Prairie teams take home gold and bronze at Native Hockey Provincials
A couple of Grande Prairie teams took home gold and bronze during the Native Hockey Alberta Provincials in Edmonton over the weekend. The Atom GP Braves shut out the Frog Lake T-Birds on Sunday 10 - 0...
Apr 09, 2019 Atom GP Braves/Photo submittedÂ
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