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Supreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumour on pancreas
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumour on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining. The court said Friday th...
Aug 23, 2019
Feds, First Nations eye first Indigenous self-government agreement in Ontario
OTTAWA - Negotiations have concluded on a proposed self-government agreement in Ontario that Ottawa says would be the first of its kind if ratified. Indigenous-Crown Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett...
Aug 23, 2019
G7 leaders should step up own climate plans to help the Amazon, Greenpeace says
OTTAWA - Greenpeace officials in Canada and abroad say G7 leaders wanting to help stop the Amazon rainforest from burning need to look at their own backyards as the place to start. A record numbe...
Aug 23, 2019
Sylvan Lake drowning prompts important water safety reminder
The drowning of a young man on Sylvan Lake this week has prompted a water safety reminder from the Lifesaving Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch.Kelly Carter, executive director for t...
Aug 23, 2019 Sylvan Lake, Aug. 22 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arguing for a bigger rate cut while othe...
Aug 23, 2019
Accusers in Ohio State doctor scandal tops 300
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The Asso...
Aug 23, 2019
Groups ready large get-out-the-vote campaign to keep youth turnout high
OTTAWA - Caro Loutfi is busy at her Montreal office preparing ways to get young voters to cast a ballot in this fall's federal election. Loutfi is the executive director of Apathy is Boring, a non-par...
Aug 23, 2019
MARKET WATCH: August 23
Big PictureUp-and-Down Week for North American Markets The U.S.-China trade war and global recession fears continue to hold sway over markets this week as investors try to parse conflicting signals in...
Aug 23, 2019
Re-energized Vancouver Whitecaps look to shake up slumping San Jose Earthquakes
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos believes the soccer field is no place for vengeance. While the 'Caps (6-12-9) certainly remember dropping a 3-1 decision to the San Jose Earthquakes (11-10-5)...
Aug 23, 2019
Alberta Mounties celebrate unique police dog partnerships
EDMONTON- In recognition of International Dog Day on Monday, Aug. 26, Alberta RCMP's Police Dog Services Unit recently provided a demonstration of their abilities in tacking illicit substances, explos...
Aug 23, 2019 (Alberta RCMP)