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Governor: No reason to think Amazon might reconsider plan
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that his efforts to get Amazon back on board with a New York headquarters have not worked and that he doesn’t want the failed Amazon deal to drive other ...
Mar 01, 2019

New impact assessment bill for energy projects to get major changes in Senate
OTTAWA - The federal government’s promised overhaul of environmental evaluations for energy projects is poised for a major Senate surgery, but the upper chamber must race to pass the bill before...
Mar 01, 2019

Tesla's online-only sales approach comes with big risks
DETROIT - When Gary Bornstein spent $52,000 for a Tesla Model 3 last summer, he did it without taking a test drive or even seeing the car that he now owns. The Long Island, New York, financial consult...
Mar 01, 2019

After 'botch,' Walmart moves to keep disabled greeters
Walmart endured more than a week’s worth of bad publicity before announcing publicly that it was making “every effort” to find a role for disabled workers who had been threatened wit...
Mar 01, 2019

The significance of Jody Wilson-Raybould invoking Indigenous 'Big House' laws
TORONTO - Rarely are Indigenous laws invoked on Parliament Hill, but that’s exactly what happened this week when Jody Wilson-Raybould cited core values shaped by “a long line of matriarchs...
Mar 01, 2019

Jason Kenney says party will cut corporate taxes
CALGARY – Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says tax changes under the NDP government have been a disaster and he’s hinting that his party would immediately cut corporate taxes if ele...
Mar 01, 2019

Alberta ban on school seclusion rooms comes with possible exemptions
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says schools and parents will be able to request exemptions to a ban on seclusion rooms that will take effect this fall. Eggen stresses that regardles...
Mar 01, 2019

Police dog rips ear off woman
EDMONTON – Alberta’s police oversight unit says it was unexpected for a police dog to drag a suspect out from under a truck by the head and ripping off an ear. The Alberta Serious Incident...
Mar 01, 2019
Milot-Ouellet commits to hometown UQTR
Vincent Milot-Ouellet is heading back home. The 20-year-old Storm forward has committed to the Universite du Quebec a Trois Rivieres for the 2019-2020 season. Milot-Ouellet, who hails from Trois-Rivie...
Mar 01, 2019

Mother found guilty of breaking the ankles of her two-year-old
EDMONTON – An Alberta mother found guilty of breaking the ankles of her two-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. The woman, who can only be identified as S.N.A. due to ...
Mar 01, 2019