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‘People need to know:’ Notley urges Albertans to look at risks with Kenney
CALGARY - With the Alberta election campaign in its final days, NDP Leader Rachel Notley launched another attack on the integrity of the United Conservative's Jason Kenney at a raucous rally in Calgar...
Apr 14, 2019 photo courtesy The Canadian Press
Amid scandal, audit into Baltimore non-profit's work ordered
Baltimore's acting leader has ordered an audit of a non-profit's management of a city youth fund with $12 million set aside from property tax revenue after the organization was tied to embattled Mayor...
Apr 14, 2019
Exasperated Ecuador ends asylum for world's worst houseguest
QUITO, Ecuador - Did Western media and government hypocrisy bring about Julian Assange's arrest, or was it his bad manners? The dramatic end to Julian Assange's asylum has sparked curiosity about his ...
Apr 14, 2019
M.D. of Greenview announces new CAO
The M.D. of Greenview has announced it has filled its Chief Administrative Officer position. The M.D. has appointed Denise Thompson, who has been working as interim C.A.O since January. Thompson says ...
Apr 14, 2019 Denise Thompson/Photo provided by the MD of Greenview
Ticketing system at Revolution Place gets upgrades
Revolution Place's ticketing system has received some upgrades. The changes include options for mobile and email delivery when buying tickets online, and tickets will now be scanned upon entry. Genera...
Apr 14, 2019
UK pressured not to overlook Swedish claims to Assange
LONDON - British lawmakers are heaping pressure on the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape investigation against him....
Apr 14, 2019
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down across US, Europe
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were not loading as of early Sunday morning. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outa...
Apr 14, 2019
B.C. overdose prevention sites should be template for others: report
VANCOUVER - It was a day Heather Hobbs recalls vividly: the staff at AIDS Vancouver Island had pulled another overdose victim from the washroom, his body was blue from a lack of oxygen. The ...
Apr 14, 2019
B.C. fire chief says 911 dispatch system change in B.C. risks patient safety
VANCOUVER - Patient safety is at risk in British Columbia because of changes to the 911 dispatch system, says a fire chief who has instructed city staff to ask for an ambulance during medical eme...
Apr 14, 2019
Mercedes' Bottas, Hamilton qualify 1-2 for Chinese GP
SHANGHAI - Valtteri Bottas claimed the pole for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton taking the second spot on the grid after Saturday's qualifying. Bottas topped qualifyi...
Apr 14, 2019