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US stocks erase most of an early loss as volatility surges
Stocks overcame a big loss on Wall Street Wednesday, though the market's recovery left plenty of signs of worry among investors that the fallout from the trade war between the U.S. and China will spre...
Aug 09, 2019
El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain
EL PASO, Texas - The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes...
Aug 09, 2019
Protesters chant against Trump as he visits Dayton, El Paso
EL PASO, Texas - Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits to cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wound...
Aug 09, 2019
Province seeks public feedback for AHS review
LETHBRIDGE- You can help to shape the future of Alberta Health Services.The United Conservative government has hired independent contractor Ernst and Young to complete "the first comprehensive review ...
Aug 09, 2019
Judge stays child porn case after police mistakenly name youth charged
EDMONTON- A judge has stayed charges in a child pornography case because police mistakenly released the name of a teen suspect.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams, or ALERT, published a news re...
Aug 09, 2019
Hunt is on for classic car thief
STRATHMORE- A classic car owner has been reunited with his vintage 1961 Impala as a result of a joint investigation between the Strathmore RCMP and the Calgary Police Service Auto Theft Team. As a res...
Aug 09, 2019
Calgary basketball coach accused of sexually assaulting teenage boy
CALGARY- A Calgary man who police say had ties to a youth basketball initiative is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy he had coached and sponsored through the Keepers' Club International...
Aug 09, 2019
MEGlobal selects eight local non-profits for project funding
PRENTISS - Eight local non-profit organizations are getting a boost through funding from the 2019 MEGlobal Canada Community Contributions Program.More than $36,000 was allocated for projects ranging f...
Aug 09, 2019
Canadian wage growth climbs to highest mark since 2009, but economy sheds jobs
OTTAWA - Canada lost 24,200 jobs last month and its unemployment rate moved up to 5.7 per cent to give the economy its weakest three-month stretch of job creation since early 2018. On the po...
Aug 09, 2019
US wholesale prices rise just 0.2% in July
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices ticked up just 0.2% in July, the latest sign that inflationary pressures are largely in check. The Labor Department said Friday that the producer price index - which...
Aug 09, 2019