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Upsides, downsides for Smollett, city in looming fines fight
CHICAGO - A battle's brewing over Chicago's demand that Jussie Smollett recoup the city more than $130,000 for an investigation into his report of a racist, anti-gay attack that police say he staged. ...
Mar 29, 2019
United Conservatives say Notley must come clean on spending promises
EDMONTON - The United Conservatives say Rachel Notley and the NDP need to show how they are going to pay for big-ticket spending promises they are making during the campaign for the April 16 Alberta e...
Mar 29, 2019 Jason Nixon
NDP would pay prescription drug costs for middle and low-income seniors
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is promising that, if re-elected, her government would cover all prescription drug costs for middle- and low-income seniors."Seniors built this ...
Mar 29, 2019
Market Watch: March 29, 2019
Big Picture Stocks Struggle for Traction as Investors Weigh Growth Concerns Although they recovered a bit on Thursday, benchmark U.S. Treasury yields sank to fresh 15-month lows on Wednesday, along wi...
Mar 29, 2019
Temporary trail closures due to flooding
Ice build-up on the Red Deer River has caused isolated flooding and as a result, the temporary closures of two riverfront trails in Red Deer.City officials say effective immediately, the riverfront tr...
Mar 29, 2019
Hawaii eyes flavoured e-cigarette ban to curb teen vaping
HONOLULU - The first state to limit tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to people 21 and older is contemplating a new nicotine crackdown: outlawing flavoured electronic cigarette liquids and flavou...
Mar 29, 2019
Ban on plastic bags comes close to reality in a 3rd state
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature have reached a deal to make New York the third state with a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags as they worked to f...
Mar 29, 2019
Takata air bags claim another life after Arizona crash
DETROIT - Another driver has been killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator, bringing the worldwide death toll to at least 24. The latest death occurred three days after a crash on June 8, 2018 i...
Mar 29, 2019
Canadiens enter matchup with Jets needing big results against playoff-bound teams
WINNIPEG - Carey Price knows the Montreal Canadiens have a daunting task ahead of them to earn a playoff spot, but he believes the team can rise to the challenge. "We've overcome obstacles and odds al...
Mar 29, 2019
Suspects identified in Red Deer homicide
UPDATE (10:30 a.m. - March 31)RCMP Major Crimes North have laid charges against two people in connection to the death of a man at a home in Grandview on Friday.Quentin Lee Strawberry and Jennifer Lee ...
Mar 29, 2019 Quentin Strawberry (left) and Jennifer Caswell. (RCMP)