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Charges laid against Calgary police officer after alleged threats to ruin person's reputation
Charges of criminal harassment and unwanted communication have been laid against a Calgary police officer.Police allege that between April and November of last year, the officer excessively contacted ...
Dec 04, 2019 Photo 134962827 © Osa855 - Dreamstime
Chicago mayor fires city’s top cop over ‘ethical lapses’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city's retiring police superintendent Monday, citing "ethical lapses" that included telling lies about a recent incident in which Eddie Johnson was found asleep ...
Dec 04, 2019
International Day of Persons with Disabilities luncheon held Tuesday
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities Grande Prairie planning committee's annual event went Tuesday, December 3.The event was a luncheon and featured two speakers to discuss disabilities ...
Dec 04, 2019 Grande Prairie Mayor Bill Given giving a speech at the IDPD Grande Prairie event (Photo: Emily Keller)
Bullock becomes 3rd governor to drop presidential campaign
HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his Democratic presidential campaign Monday, becoming the third Western governor boasting executive experience and a Washington-outsider appeal to flam...
Dec 04, 2019
Schools, offices close as long-lived storm clobbers US East
ALBANY, N.Y. - A seemingly endless winter storm that hindered travel across most of the country over the long holiday weekend is delivering a last wallop as it swoops through the Northeast, dumping he...
Dec 04, 2019
Paul Simon and Peter Singer discuss 'The Life You Can Save.'
NEW YORK - Paul Simon, world famous singer-songwriter, isn't only inspired by fellow musicians. Simon is an admirer of the author-philosopher Peter Singer, the longtime Princeton University professor ...
Dec 04, 2019
Domingo’s accusers: Nothing ‘chivalrous’ about groping women
SAN FRANCISCO - Two opera singers who accused Placido Domingo of sexual misconduct said Tuesday that it was disappointing and disturbing that the opera legend recently claimed he has always behaved li...
Dec 04, 2019
Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet
SAN FRANCISCO - The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades during which Larry Page and Sergey Brin shaped a startup born...
Dec 04, 2019
Home-state skepticism of Kamala Harris foretold trouble
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When Sen. Kamala Harris entered the presidential race in January, her California roots were supposed to give her special access to the cash and delegates required to win the Democ...
Dec 04, 2019
Germany accuses Moscow of Berlin killing; expels diplomats
BERLIN - Federal German prosecutors on Wednesday took over the investigation of a brazen daylight slaying of a Georgian man on the streets of Berlin, saying evidence suggests it was ordered either by ...
Dec 04, 2019