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Five Supervised Consumption Sites pave the way for one in Grande Prairie
Five Supervised Consumption Service facilities in Alberta have received federal approval. There are four opening in the city of Edmonton with one of them the first in-patient program in North America....
Oct 19, 2017
Local man remembered with benches
A pair of benches were unveiled at Avondale School in Grande Prairie in hopes to bring friends to lonely children. The idea of "buddy benches" for the playground came up in 2014 to create a more famil...
Oct 19, 2017
Russian opposition divided over TV host's presidential bid
MOSCOW - A presidential bid by a celebrity Russian TV host drew conflicting reactions from the country’s beleaguered opposition Thursday, with some accusing her of playing into the Kremlin’...
Oct 19, 2017
Court refuses to revive defamation suit against Bill Cosby
BOSTON - A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to revive a defamation lawsuit filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who said he raped her decades ago. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Cou...
Oct 19, 2017
Shoppers find deals at Sears Canada liquidation sales underwhelming
TORONTO - Sears Canada began its liquidation sales at its remaining stores across the country Thursday, but many shoppers found the deals to be underwhelming. While signs suggested discounts of 20 to ...
Oct 19, 2017
Dem divisions in California complicate party hopes for gains
LOS ANGELES - Democrats are at war with themselves in California, where restless activists are challenging party leaders to resist all things President Donald Trump and move further left on health car...
Oct 19, 2017
Letters from young Obama show a man trying to find his way
WASHINGTON - A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonized over whether he’d make enough money as a community organizer, and lamented his incompatibili...
Oct 19, 2017
Excerpts from letters written by a young Barack Obama
Excerpts of letters written by a young Barack Obama to a girlfriend. The letters were released by Emory University. ___ September 1982, New York City “I must admit large dollops of envy for both...
Oct 19, 2017
Experts: Hard for jurors to convict when cops are on trial
TULSA, Okla. - The hard-won conviction of a white former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter’s unarmed black boyfriend shows the difficulty prosecutors have in convincing juror...
Oct 19, 2017
'Murder insurance' or protection in self-defence cases?
ATLANTA - The National Rifle Association is offering insurance for people who shoot someone, stirring criticism from gun-control advocates who say it could foster more violence and give gun owners a f...
Oct 19, 2017