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Angelina Jolie: Fighting for women and justice are crucial
Actress and activist Angelina Jolie says promoting equality for women, combatting injustice, and helping refugees are the most important parts of her life after her six children. "But in many ways, th...
Mar 30, 2019
Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement
VICTORIA - A dress code protest at British Columbia's legislature that prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in solidarity on Thursday has resulted in the Speaker's office ordering a ...
Mar 30, 2019
Lobbying effort launched to convince Goodale to remove mention of Sikh terrorism
OTTAWA - A Canadian group advocating for an independent Sikh state in India says the federal government has put all Sikh Canadians in jeopardy by listing Sikh extremism as one of five major terrorist ...
Mar 30, 2019
Ontario's highest court sets 15-day cap on solitary confinement
TORONTO - Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel...
Mar 30, 2019
Huddersfield experiences joint earliest relegation from EPL
LONDON - What seems like an inglorious departure from the English Premier League is far from it for Huddersfield. Its fate sealed with six games remaining after losing at Crystal Palace 2-0 on Saturda...
Mar 30, 2019
Full UCP platform takes front and centre
On day 12 of the Alberta election trail, UCP leader Jason Kenney unveiled his party's full platform.Early this afternoon, Kenney announced his party would achieve a surplus by 2022/23.The NDP's Rachel...
Mar 30, 2019
Education, healthcare priorities for NDP's O'Brien
Education and healthcare funding are two areas of concern the NDP candidate for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake is focusing on during the provincial election campaign.Robyn O'Brien says a lot of people are worr...
Mar 30, 2019 Innisfail-Sylvan Lake NDP candidate Robyn O'Brien (supplied photo)
Snow & Ice control, Adopt a Spot, and Pogadl Park update
The Town of Sylvan Lake is tweaking its Snow and Ice Control policy to better deal with accumulations that don't necessarily meet the plowing trigger.Council voted this week to add what is called a se...
Mar 30, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Port Moody, B.C., mayor takes leave of absence to fight sex assault charge
PORT MOODY, B.C. - The mayor of Port Moody, B.C., says he is taking a leave of absence to clear his name after being charged with sexual assault. Robert Vagramov says he plans to fight the c...
Mar 30, 2019
Trade panel: Boeing got unfair US tax break, hurting Airbus
GENEVA - Delivering final word in a nearly 14-year standoff, a World Trade Organization body has ruled that Boeing received an illegal U.S. tax break from Washington state that damaged sales by Europe...
Mar 30, 2019