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Alberta United Conservative government repeals ban on school seclusion rooms
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservatives have repealed a ban on seclusion rooms in schools that was brought in by the previous NDP government. The ban on the rooms, which are meant to give disru...
Aug 29, 2019
Man hit and killed by train in Slave Lake
A man has been struck and killed by a train in Slave Lake.RCMP were called to the scene near Main Street at around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, where a male had been struck by a locomotive.The man had suffer...
Aug 29, 2019
BP to shed Alaska assets, sell to Hilcorp Alaska for $5.6B
JUNEAU, Alaska - BP plans to sell its interests in Alaska's once prodigious North Slope to a company seen as having a reputation of giving new life to aging fields. The sale to Hilcorp Alaska, an affi...
Aug 29, 2019
S Carolina turtle patrol group finds two-headed hatchling
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - A group that monitors sea turtles in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has reported finding a two-headed Loggerhead hatchling. News outlets report Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton...
Aug 29, 2019
Cantona gives perplexing speech when accepting UEFA award
MONACO - Former France great Eric Cantona gave a typically perplexing speech after collecting the UEFA presidential award at the Champions League draw. Cantona said "only accidents, crimes, wars will ...
Aug 29, 2019
Stampeders activate star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell off 6-game injured list
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have activated star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell from the six-game injured list. The team made the announcement Thursday, adding Mitchell has returned to practice. Mit...
Aug 29, 2019
Real Madrid gets PSG in Champions League group stage
MONACO - For Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, the quest for a first Champions League title will have contrasting assignments in the group stage. Tough for PSG after being paired in a group wit...
Aug 29, 2019
Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing closely guarded secrets that he later sold to Uber as the ride-hailing service scrambled to catch up in the high-stakes ra...
Aug 29, 2019
Federal judge blocks Missouri's 8-week abortion ban
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A new Missouri ban on abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won't take effect Wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked it from being implemented. U.S. District J...
Aug 29, 2019
Alberta man argues medical professionals failed son who died of meningitis
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta man whose son died of meningitis has told a court in Lethbridge, Alta., that the Crown has failed to prove he and his wife were responsible. David Stephan and his w...
Aug 29, 2019