Author Archives: News
Court update: Sentencing in a drug case, hearing date set in a child porn case
Thirty-two-month sentence in drug case A Kelowna man arrested in a Grande Prairie ALERT bust in October of last year has been sentenced. Elson Blue Joy has been given 32 months jail time, minus two mo...
Oct 26, 2017
Pope calls space, takes small step for Vatican-Russian ties
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis took a small step toward improved Vatican-Russian relations Thursday when he chatted with Russian cosmonauts and praised their understanding of love during a call with the ...
Oct 26, 2017
Twitter toughens abuse rules - and now has to enforce them
NEW YORK - Twitter is enacting new policies around hate, abuse and advertisements, but having rules is only half the battle - the easy half. The bigger problem is enforcement, and there the company ha...
Oct 26, 2017
Trump declares US opioid emergency but pledges no new money
WASHINGTON - In ringing and personal terms, President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged that “we will overcome addiction in America,” declaring opioid abuse a national public health emergen...
Oct 26, 2017
NBC News takes Mark Halperin off air after harassment claims
NEW YORK - MSNBC says journalist Mark Halperin has been suspended from his role as network contributor following charges from five women who claimed he sexually harassed them while he was an ABC News ...
Oct 26, 2017
Actress Rose McGowan says her silence over on sexual assault
DETROIT - In her first public comments since accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, actress Rose McGowan said Friday she has been “silenced for 20 years” but won’t remain q...
Oct 26, 2017
Blast in Ukraine capital wounds lawmaker, kills bodyguard
MOSCOW - An explosion in Ukraine’s capital has killed two people and wounded five others including a member of parliament, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. The blast happened late Wednesday ...
Oct 26, 2017
Trump: Clinton team funding for Russia is a disgrace
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans latched onto revelations tying Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to a dossier of allegations about his ties to Russia. The presid...
Oct 26, 2017
JFK files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out T...
Oct 26, 2017
House backs $4T budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan
WASHINGTON - Republicans powered a $4 trillion budget through the House on Thursday by a razor-thin margin, a close vote underscoring the difficulties that lie ahead in delivering President Donald Tru...
Oct 26, 2017