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Thai court disbands political party for nominating princess
BANGKOK - A court in Thailand on Thursday ordered the dissolution of a major political party ahead of this month’s general election because it nominated a member of the royal family to be its ca...
Mar 07, 2019
Warner Bros. chair being investigated for sexual misconduct
LOS ANGELES - WarnerMedia is investigating claims that Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara promised acting roles in exchange for sex as detailed in The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday. The arti...
Mar 07, 2019
Annie Lennox pushes for global feminism on Int'l Women's Day
NEW YORK - Annie Lennox has a sweet dream - that the world will embrace the term global feminism and continue to push for the advancement of women’s rights around the globe. The iconic singer an...
Mar 07, 2019
Human Rights Campaign to honour Christina Aguilera
WASHINGTON - The nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization is honouring Christina Aguilera with its Ally for Equality award. The Human Rights Campaign announced Thursday the six-time Gram...
Mar 07, 2019
Insta-Monarch: Queen Elizabeth makes first Instagram post
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has posted her first Instagram image. The media-savvy queen posted from the Science Museum Thursday to help promote the museum’s summer exhibition. Using an iPad, she...
Mar 07, 2019
Storm open 2019 post-season in Fort McMurray
The 1st round of the 2019 AJHL playoffs are set to begin Thursday night with all six 1st round series beginning. This includes the Grande Prairie Storm who are in Fort McMurray to begin their best of ...
Mar 07, 2019
Canadians Gilder, Schroder to showcase girls' baseball at MLB high school event
Liz Gilder’s baseball journey began as a bit of a fluke when her mother signed her up for the sport after failing to find a registration form for their local softball league. Thirteen years late...
Mar 07, 2019
US productivity up modest 1.9 per cent in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity grew at a rate of 1.9 per cent in the fourth quarter, a slight improvement over the third quarter. Labor costs rose 2 per cent, the strongest gain since the beginning of...
Mar 07, 2019
Navs even NWJHL semi-final with Fort St.John
The North Peace Navigators are heading back to Fort St.John with their best of seven tied at 2. Game 4 saw the Navs explode for two goals in the 1st, four in the 2nd, and four in the 3rd to earn a mas...
Mar 07, 2019
Alberta strong at the 2019 Brier
Wednesday was cut down day at the 2019 Brier in Brandon Manitoba as the field went from 16 down to 8. Out of the remaining 8 teams, 3 of them have ties to Alberta. Beaverlodge’s Geoff Walker and...
Mar 07, 2019