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New Zealand observes Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - People across New Zealand are observing the Muslim call to prayer as the nation reflects on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two mosques. Prime Mi...
Mar 21, 2019
B.C. legislation targets Trans Mountain, say proponent and Alberta government
VANCOUVER - Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project's proponent ...
Mar 21, 2019
Provincial party leaders continue along campaign trail
Alberta's NDP leader is promising more long-term beds for seniors if her government is re-elected.Rachel Notley made the announcement at a seniors centre in Lethbridge.Meanwhile, United Conservative l...
Mar 21, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press
Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50
NEW YORK - Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang ...
Mar 21, 2019
Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the economy would have grown much faster last year if the Federal Reserve had not been tightening credit last year. In a broadcast interview, Trump said withou...
Mar 21, 2019
No timetable for end to fire at Texas chemical facility
HOUSTON - Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is safe, despite ...
Mar 21, 2019
'Thrones' actress Emilia Clarke says she's had 2 aneurysms
NEW YORK - "Game of Thrones" actress Emilia Clarke revealed Thursday that she has had two life-threatening aneurysms, and two brain surgeries, since the show began. An unknown actress before landing t...
Mar 21, 2019
Manitoba Mountie who survived shot to head faces shooter at sentencing hearing
MINNEDOSA, Man. - Two Manitoba RCMP officers spoke of anger and loss at the sentencing hearing of a man who tried to kill them. Cpl. Graeme Kingdon told a provincial court sentencing hearing that...
Mar 21, 2019
Cambridge University rescinds offer of fellowship for Jordan Peterson
A controversial Toronto psychology professor is lambasting a prestigious British university after it opted to rescind a visiting fellowship on the basis of his work. Jordan Peterson published a blog p...
Mar 21, 2019
Signing a new Metis harvesting agreement a mistake: Alberta Fish and Game Association
The Alberta Fish and Game Association says the provincial government's decision to sign a new Metis harvesting agreement is a mistake.The association says the deal signed last week will give Metis in ...
Mar 21, 2019 Facebook/Alberta Fish and Game Association