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Alberta property owner who shot suspected thief facing lawsuit
CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property is being sued by one of the people.A statement of claim says Ryan Watson entered Edouard Maurice's property near Ok...
Sep 24, 2019

Alberta's child advocate says more needs to be done about youth suicide
Alberta's child advocate says the provincial government should do more to understand the causes and prevent youth suicide.In his report released today, Del Graff says caseworkers missed opportunities ...
Sep 24, 2019 Alberta's Child Advocate Del Graff (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Federal judge grants B.C. injunction against Alberta's turn-off-the-taps law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge has granted the British Columbia government a temporary injunction against an Alberta law that could have limited oil exports to other provinces.Justice Sebastien Gramm...
Sep 24, 2019

WeWork CEO stepping aside amid questions about company
WeWork's charismatic but controversial CEO is stepping aside from the communal office-space company he founded, another moment of reckoning between the fast-growing startup and its disenchanted invest...
Sep 24, 2019

Investigator says FAA training inspectors weren't qualified
Federal investigators say some safety inspectors who helped set pilot-training standards for the Boeing 737 Max were unqualified and the Federal Aviation Administration seemed to mislead Congress abou...
Sep 24, 2019

Bill Cosby hit with $2.75M legal bill after losing dispute
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby has been hit with a $2.75 million legal bill as he marks the end of his first year in prison. The 82-year-old Cosby had challenged a California arbitration award that upheld ...
Sep 24, 2019

Domingo withdraws from Met Opera after harassment reports
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Placido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment m...
Sep 24, 2019

TFC looks to bounce back in second leg of Canadian Championship against Montreal
Toronto FC has some unfinished business in the CONCACAF Champions League after coming just short of a title last year and making an early departure this season. A victory over Montreal ...
Sep 24, 2019

Parties' climate platforms stepping out in midst of global climate week
OTTAWA - Some environment leaders are applauding the pledge by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to accelerate Canada's plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions but many in the youth climate-strike move...
Sep 24, 2019

ABC's Muir hits five-year mark at 'World News' on the top
NEW YORK - David Muir is celebrating his fifth anniversary as "World News Tonight" anchor with something that's rare in television: a larger audience. The ABC newscast finished its year-long season la...
Sep 24, 2019