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FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and are instituting new oversight and restrictions on its business. But they are only holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg ...
Jul 24, 2019
RCMP offers water safety tips
EDMONTON- Summers are a great time to hit the lakes and rivers; however, the increase in people using natural water ways also leads to increased risk of accidents and drowning. This summer, whenever o...
Jul 24, 2019
Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely force...
Jul 24, 2019
Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement
NEW YORK - Equifax will pay at least $700 million - and potentially much more - to settle lawsuits over a 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and similar sensitive information of...
Jul 24, 2019
Red Deerians asked for input on transit service
RED DEER- An online survey is now open for residents to provide input as The City develops a plan for transit network improvements. The goal of the project is to ensure transit riders have access to f...
Jul 24, 2019
Fisheries minister says more needs to be done to help endangered right whales
DIEPPE, N.B. - Canada's fisheries minister says many of the people working to save the dwindling population of North Atlantic right whales are feeling drained by the ongoing o...
Jul 24, 2019
Uganda's Bobi Wine formally declares his presidential bid
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine has formally launched his presidential bid for the 2021 election. The singer, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, announced his c...
Jul 24, 2019
Maple Leafs re-acquire Clarkson from Vegas in Sparks deal
TORONTO - David Clarkson's famously hefty contract has come full-circle. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that they have acquired Clarkson and a fourth-round pick from the Vegas Golden Knight...
Jul 24, 2019
Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil swims to world gold
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Maggie MacNeil exceeded her expectations at the world aquatics championships. And then some. The 19-year-old from London, Ont., competing on her first senior national tea...
Jul 24, 2019
Olds College and partners receive federal funding to support high-tech research in agriculture
EDMONTON- Olds College and Lakeland College are both members of the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network and are among the Canadian institutions sharing a $49.5-million federal inves...
Jul 24, 2019