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CMHC says the country's housing market remains 'highly vulnerable'
OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the country’s housing markets remain “highly vulnerable” with evidence of moderate overvaluation and price acceleration. Markets in To...
Oct 26, 2017
Status of Women Canada gets $41 million to help with bigger workload
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is giving Status of Women Canada more money to pay for the extra workload that comes with its focus on gender equality. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that adva...
Oct 26, 2017
U of L president elected as board chair of Universities Canada
University of Lethbridge president Dr. Mike Mahon was elected the Chair of Universities Canada’s board of directors today during the association’s fall membership meeting in Ottawa. Univer...
Oct 26, 2017
Lethbridge man gets 18 months in jail for possession of child porn
A 27-year-old Lethbridge man has been handed an 18-month jail sentence, for what the Crown prosecutor Carolyn Ayre once called "one of the most egregious" child pornography cases she has ever dealt wi...
Oct 26, 2017
Klaus refused lie detector test, DNA sample following family's deaths
Jason Klaus refused to take a lie detector test or provide police with a DNA sample after learning he was a suspect in the deaths of his parents and sister. Klaus, now 42, and his friend Joshua Frank ...
Oct 26, 2017
Asooahum Crossing celebrates grand opening
The path towards reconciliation with Indigenous people in Red Deer has gained a new stepping stone. On Wednesday, elders, dignitaries and other community members joined together for the grand opening ...
Oct 26, 2017
Musician donates guitar to Muscle Shoals recording museum
SHEFFIELD, Ala. - The tour experience at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios just got a little more authentic. Leaning against one of the walls is a black Music Man electric guitar owned by Pete Carr, lead gu...
Oct 26, 2017
Art commission wants 'Oh! Susanna' songwriter's statue gone
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Art Commission has voted to recommend removing a 117-year-old statue of the “Oh! Susanna” songwriter that has been criticized as demeaning because it includes a...
Oct 26, 2017
2nd woman accuses George H.W. Bush of grabbing her backside
OGUNQUIT, Maine - A second actress is accusing former President George H.W. Bush of inappropriate touching. Jordana Grolnick says Bush grabbed her buttocks during a group photo last year at the Ogunqu...
Oct 26, 2017
Deadly clashes mar repeat of Kenya's presidential vote
NAIROBI, Kenya - Opposition supporters boycotted Thursday’s rerun of Kenya’s disputed presidential election, clashing with police in some parts of the East African country and forcing auth...
Oct 26, 2017