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Aging oil and gas wells moves to top of the agenda for upcoming election
CALGARY - An Alberta coalition of landowners, researchers and former regulators wants to force the issue of aging oil and gas wells to the top of the agenda in the provincial election campaign.The Alb...
Apr 08, 2019
City of Edmonton pleads guilty to charge under the Animal Protection Act
EDMONTON - The City of Edmonton says it has pleaded guilty to a regulatory charge under the Animal Protection Act in the deaths of three feral cats.All charges against four city employees at the Anima...
Apr 08, 2019
Dawson Creek RCMP looking for suspect in connection with serious incident Sunday Morning
Dawson Creek RCMP are looking for a man wanted for conspiring to commit murder after an incident on Sunday morning.Around 9:24 a.m., Dawson Creek Frontline Officers responded to a call reporting an as...
Apr 08, 2019
Judge blocks Trump's asylum policy but delays enforcement
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge in San Francisco has blocked the Trump administration's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for a court to hear their cases, but the order won't imme...
Apr 08, 2019
Employment in energy sector projected to go down further
A new report predicts direct employment in Canada's oil and gas sector will be down 23% this year over levels in 2014 before the oil price shock.Petroleum Labour Market Information is forecasting the ...
Apr 08, 2019
On the campaign trail, April 8: Kenney and Notley focus on Trans Mountain, Mandel to boost agriculture
Notley says approval for Trans Mountain is closeAlberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the province is nearer than ever to getting federal approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.During an el...
Apr 08, 2019
Mexican soap star accused in punching death to remain in US
MIAMI - A Florida judge on Monday set bail at $50,000 and ordered house arrest in Miami for a Mexican soap opera actor accused of punching a man who later died. A court officer handcuffed actor Pablo ...
Apr 08, 2019
Charges filed against Oklahoma woman in racist vandalism
NORMAN, Okla. - Charges were filed Monday against an Oklahoma woman suspected of spray painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic graffiti on Democratic Party offices in Norman and Oklahoma City. Alli...
Apr 08, 2019
Rapper urges Arab voters to resist Israeli election boycott
JERUSALEM - A popular Arab rapper released a fiery new song ahead of Tuesday's Israeli elections, encouraging fellow Arab citizens to push back against their community's calls for a ballot boycott tha...
Apr 08, 2019
County of Grande Prairie getting over $1-million from Province for road work projects
The County of Grande Prairie is getting over $1-million in provincial funding to help cover the costs of a pair of infrastructure projects.Under the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program, th...
Apr 08, 2019