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In debate, Bloc leader says only his party represents the Quebec nation
MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet hammered home a single message early on in the first French-language election debate Wednesday night: the only party in which Quebecers can full...
Oct 02, 2019
Gerwig talks ‘Little Women’ for academy’s women initiative
NEW YORK - With a new awards season underway, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hosted a luncheon Wednesday supporting female filmmakers and celebrating the women behind Greta Gerwig's ...
Oct 02, 2019
John Tavares named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - John Tavares is the new captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team made the announcement during Wednesday night's pre-game ceremony before the NHL season opener against the ...
Oct 02, 2019
Michigan governor signs budget with $1B in line-item vetoes
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending pr...
Oct 02, 2019
Planning commission hears concerns over proposed treatment centre
A decision whether to approve a proposed drug and alcohol treatment facility in downtown Red Deer has been tabled for two weeks.Following over three hours of public comments at a Municipal Planning Co...
Oct 02, 2019 Wes Giesbrecht, co-chair for the proposed Red Deer Dream Centre speaks before the City's Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) on Wednesday.
California political donor charged in 2 overdose deaths
LOS ANGELES - Wealthy California political donor Ed Buck was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for two overdose deaths in his West Hollywood apartment and charges he provided methamphetamine ...
Oct 02, 2019
Reports say Boeing insider filed safety complaint about Max
A Boeing engineer filed an internal complaint alleging that company managers rejected a backup system that might have alerted pilots to problems linked to two deadly crashes involving the 737 Max jet,...
Oct 02, 2019
Microsoft returns with smartphone after high-profile flops
NEW YORK - After high-profile flops, Microsoft is getting back into smartphones with a dual-screen Android device that won't be out for another year. Microsoft unveiled the Surface Duo as part of a ne...
Oct 02, 2019
US tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate ag...
Oct 02, 2019
Rocky taking steps to be an environmental leader
Rocky Mountain House continues to push forward in becoming an environmental leader and has started discussing a new bylaw for the new Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program.The new program woul...
Oct 02, 2019