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Quebec government set to transfer three English schools to French board
MONTREAL - Quebec's education minister says he'll issue a decree to transfer three English schools in Montreal to an overcrowded French board. Jean-Francois Roberge told Montreal's 98.5 FM that h...
Jun 11, 2019
Court agrees to listen to Led Zeppelin in 'Stairway' appeal
SAN FRANCISCO - "Stairway to Heaven" will get another hearing, this time to a packed house. A panel of 11 judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Monday to hear Led Zeppelin's appeal ...
Jun 11, 2019
Woodstock 50 in doubt but organizers say in talks with venue
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - The fate of the Woodstock 50 festival was unclear Monday when the host of the event pulled out, but organizers said they were in talks with another venue. The festival has faced a...
Jun 11, 2019
Slow hiring climate anticipated for Red Deer region
RED DEER- Area employers expect a slow hiring climate for the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.Survey data reveals that 10% of employers plan to h...
Jun 11, 2019
Cash for class; UCP promises to fund fall school enrolment growth
EDMONTON- The provincial government is fully funding new students going into grade school classrooms this fall.Finance Minister Travis Toews made the announcement yesterday in response to Opposition q...
Jun 11, 2019
Botswana decriminalizes gay sex in landmark Africa case
JOHANNESBURG - Botswana became the latest country to decriminalize gay sex on Tuesday in a landmark case for Africa when the High Court rejected as unconstitutional sections of the penal code punishin...
Jun 11, 2019
RCMP officer charged with assault
SLAVE LAKE- An RCMP officer is accused of beating up a man while he was under arrest at the Slave Lake detachment in September 2017.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the Mountie had take...
Jun 11, 2019
Helping First Nations invest in energy projects
EDMONTON- Alberta will bring in legislation this fall to create a Crown corporation backstopped by $1,000,000,000 to help First Nations invest in major energy projects like pipelines.Premier Jason Ken...
Jun 11, 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 ...
Jun 11, 2019
Pope laments 'culture of insults,' decries church propaganda
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday lamented what he called a "culture of insults" enabled by social media and warned against nationalism and other "exclusivist ideas" that he said contrast with a C...
Jun 11, 2019