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Hurricane Zeta hits Louisiana with flooding, power outages
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday, pelting the New Orleans metro area with rain and howling winds that ripped apart buildings, knocked out power to thousands...
Oct 28, 2020
Developer tied to Texas AG accused judge, others of fraud
DALLAS - An Austin real estate developer at the centre of recent allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked for an investigation into his uncorroborated claims that other businessmen ...
Oct 28, 2020
Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. The justices on Wednesday refused to di...
Oct 28, 2020
RCMP lacked dedicated team to investigate illegal activities at casino, inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering in B.C. has heard the RCMP didn't have the resources to investigate illegal activities at the province's largest casino, while the B.C. Lottery Corp. didn...
Oct 28, 2020
Inquiry into Alberta oil and gas critics extended to Jan. 31
EDMONTON - A public inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to Alberta's oil and gas industry has been granted an extension until the end of January.Alberta's United Conservative governme...
Oct 28, 2020
ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for the...
Oct 28, 2020
The Hub on Ross closes permanently
After having their doors shut since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hub on Ross announced Wednesday morning they are closing for good. A post on their Facebook page says that after careful con...
Oct 28, 2020
Sports' buy-in needed to prevent super-spreader potential: experts
Sporting venues and games certainly have super-spreader potential but that risk can be minimized with buy-in from all involved, experts said Wednesday. The subject moved into the spotlight after L.A. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Town of Ponoka seeks input on proposed Land Use Bylaw changes
Citizens are invited to give their input on proposed changes to the Town's Land Use Bylaw. Due to COVID-19, the Town is hosting a virtual Public Open House on the Town website at www.ponoka.ca rather ...
Oct 28, 2020
Red Deer now with 34 active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer has 34 active cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, a decrease of three over the past 24 hours, according to the latest online update from the province. Red Deer has added six more recoveries fr...
Oct 28, 2020