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Rare Steinbeck story, set in Paris, published this week
NEW YORK - Ernest Hemingway wasn't the only Great American Writer with something to say about Paris. Hemingway's contemporary and fellow Nobel laureate, John Steinbeck, was best known for "The Grapes ...
Jul 31, 2019
Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund helping those impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of leg...
Jul 31, 2019
2nd confirmed Ebola case in Congo's city of Goma dies
KINSHASA, Congo - The man who became the second confirmed Ebola case in Congo's major crossroads city of Goma has died, officials said Wednesday, adding that he may never have known he had the virus. ...
Jul 31, 2019
Survey: Businesses added 156,000 jobs in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added a healthy 156,000 jobs in July with larger firms accounted for much of the gains, a private survey found. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that there was solid hi...
Jul 31, 2019
Rage eye spot in league final
The Wheatbelt Baseball League post-season resumes Wednesday night as they Peace River Stampeders and the Rycroft Rage meet in Game 4 of their best-of-five series.Rycroft leads the series 2-1, but Peac...
Jul 31, 2019 (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)
Cardi B postpones Indianapolis concert due to threat
INDIANAPOLIS - Rapper Cardi B postponed an Indianapolis concert following what police described as an unverified threat to the Grammy-winning artist. A post on her Twitter account offered an apology t...
Jul 31, 2019
Top court set to weigh in on rape-shield law amid concern over fair trial
TORONTO - The Supreme Court is expected today to clarify the limits of Canada's rape-shield law. At issue is just how far the law should go in protecting sexual-assault complainants from scrutiny of t...
Jul 31, 2019
Judge grants AUPE injunction against Bill 9
EDMONTON- Alberta's largest union says a judge has ruled that wage arbitration hearings for ten of thousands of public sector workers can go ahead sooner rather than later.The Alberta Union of Provinc...
Jul 31, 2019
Calgary city council approves arena deal with NHL’s Flames
CALGARY - Calgary city council has voted to approve a financial agreement with the Calgary Flames to build a new arena.Council voted 11-4 on Tuesday to build an event centre which will be the new home...
Jul 31, 2019 Scotiabank Saddledome in January 2018 (Photo by Charles Lefebvre)
Only troublesome issues bring MPs to Ottawa in the summer: Warkentin
It was an unusual site in Ottawa Tuesday. MPs were called back to Ottawa after the Globe and Mail reported that two former Canadian ambassadors were told to keep quiet about this country's recent dipl...
Jul 31, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith