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Canadian drug makers hit with $1.1B suit for pushing opioids despite risks
TORONTO - Canadian drug makers enriched themselves at the expense of vulnerable patients by illegally and deceptively promoting highly addictive opioids that have killed thousands in recent years, a p...
May 15, 2019
Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio
EDMONTON - An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast said staff firs...
May 15, 2019
Quebec cattle farmers want Beyond Meat to stop marketing itself as plant-based meat
MONTREAL - Cattle producers across the country are backing Quebec colleagues who have filed a complaint over a popular new meatless burger that is being advertised as "plant-based meat....
May 15, 2019
Former US President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke his hip Monday at his south Georgia home when he fell while leaving to go turkey hunting, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. The 94-year-old f...
May 15, 2019
United Way invites residents to make May 15 kindest day of the year
On May 15th, 2019, United Way Central Alberta encourages fellow community members to participate in United Way's 2nd annual Conscious Kindness Day. Make a commitment to be consciously kind and join in...
May 15, 2019
Army to remain in Quebec flood zones to help with cleanup operations
MONTREAL - The Canadian Forces will maintain soldiers in Quebec to remove sandbags and restore critical infrastructure in communities hit by flooding, Brig.-Gen. Jennie Carignan said Monday. And ...
May 15, 2019
Canada's feminist policy a perfect fit for South Sudan, says UN refugee official
OTTAWA - Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African countries, says a senior United Nations offic...
May 15, 2019
Scheer says Trudeau is a hypocrite who is using climate change as distraction
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will support a Liberal motion declaring climate change a national emergency if the Liberals agree to amend it to admit their climate-change plan...
May 15, 2019
CAPRA presents Poverty Perspectives Research results to local stakeholders
The Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance (CAPRA) shared with community stakeholders on Wednesday the latest results from their Poverty Perspectives Research.The research was conducted over the p...
May 15, 2019 Shelbey Merrill, Researcher for the Poverty Perspectives Research report conducted in partnership with CAPRA, the U of C, RDC and AHS. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will hold a public inquiry into money laundering. Premier John Horgan says money laundering has had numerous impacts on people in the province...
May 15, 2019