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Same-sex couple featured on 'My Little Pony' for first time
NEW YORK - Coinciding with Pride Month, the Discovery Family cartoon series "My Little Pony" has introduced a same-sex couple on the show for the first time. Writer-producer Michael Vogel told People ...
Jun 14, 2019
Raptors president Masai Ujiri accused of assaulting sheriff's deputy in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - The local sheriff's office in Oakland, Calif., alleges Raptors president Masai Ujiri assaulted a sheriff's deputy moments after Toronto secured first NBA title. T...
Jun 14, 2019
To hit environment goals, feds should create 'super' tax credit, report says
OTTAWA - A government-struck expert panel is calling for new "super-deduction" tax credits as a carrot for Canadians to park their retirement savings in climate-conscious investments. The re...
Jun 14, 2019
Trump Jr. glad Senate testimony 'is finally over'
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, spoke to the Senate intelligence committee for around three hours Wednesday, following up on a 2017 interview with the same panel as part of ...
Jun 14, 2019
Calgary motorcyclist clocked at 224 km/hr
TURNER VALLEY- A woman on a motorcycle has been nabbed for extreme speeding on a highway south of Calgary.RCMP say she was clocked on radar doing 224 km/h on a 90 km/h on Highway 762.The 26-year-old f...
Jun 14, 2019
Manitoba-to-Minnesota power line project approved with several conditions
WINNIPEG - The federal government has approved the proposed $453-million Manitoba-Minnesota power transmission project. The 213-kilometre, 500-kilovolt line will stretch from a point northwest of...
Jun 14, 2019
UCP introduces Bill 9
EDMONTON- The Kenney government has introduced legislation that would strip away some bargaining rights from an estimated 200,000 public sector workers.Union leaders are calling it a gross violation o...
Jun 14, 2019
Drayton Valley weekly RCMP report June 6-13
June 69:25 am - Brazeau County - Hwy 22 - Complainant attended detachment to report an assault by elderly father. Member spoke with all parties involved. Complainant will stay with brother. Request me...
Jun 14, 2019
US retail sales rose 0.5% in May, led by online shopping
WASHINGTON - Americans stepped up their retail spending last month, a sign that recent worries about cautious consumers dragging on growth may have been overdone. The Commerce Department said Friday t...
Jun 14, 2019
St. John's celebrates 100-year anniversary of first non-stop transatlantic flight
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The city of St. John's, known for its seafaring roots, is commemorating its aviation history today, 100 years to the day after two young British war veterans took off from Newfoundl...
Jun 14, 2019