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3 black women win Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America
NEW YORK - When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Amer...
May 03, 2019
CBC must diversify revenue to protect it from political whims, president says
MONTREAL - CBC president Catherine Tait says the public broadcaster must continue looking for new commercial revenue streams in order to protect it from the whims of politicians. Tait t...
May 03, 2019
Feds propose making some employers offer menstrual products for free at work
OTTAWA - Women in federally regulated workplaces may soon find free menstrual products under a government proposal made public Friday. The government proposes to put menstrual products, such as t...
May 03, 2019
Marineland, Vancouver Aquarium shipping beluga whales out of the country
Two major Canadian tourist attractions are sending beluga whales outside the country as a new federal law looms that would ban exports on marine mammals, The Canadian Press has learned. Fisheries and ...
May 03, 2019
Body found outside of Hinton
Hinton RCMP recovered a body last week, from an area outside of the town of Hinton. As a result, an autopsy was conducted and the next of kin notifications were completed by RCMP.The investigation int...
May 03, 2019
New EDC human-rights policy lacks power, say workers and watchdogs
OTTAWA - Export Development Canada is declaring itself a leading defender of human rights, but workers groups and advocates say the Crown agency's long-awaited new policy falls well sho...
May 03, 2019
Semenya responds to court case with victory on track in 800
DOHA, Qatar - Caster Semenya raised a fist to the crowd when her name was called, then easily won what could be the last 800-meter race for the Olympic champion. She responded to her defeat in a landm...
May 03, 2019
Program changes welcomed by local producer
One local farmer welcomes changes to the Advance Payments Program announced by the federal government earlier this week.Woking producer Leo Meyer says this will help those who still have some of last ...
May 03, 2019 A 2018 canola field east of Grande Prairie. Photo Curtis Galbraith
Public prosecutor takes aim at SNC-Lavalin's court bid for remediation deal
OTTAWA - Canada's director of public prosecutions is firing a new volley at SNC-Lavalin that could hobble the company's ongoing legal fight for a special settlement agreement over ...
May 03, 2019
Police issue formal apology to LGBTQ community
Edmonton's police chief has issued a formal apology for wrongdoing committed by the police department against members of the city's LGBTQ community.Chief Dale McFee says the apology acknowledges that ...
May 03, 2019