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Justice Department drops its Yale discrimination lawsuit
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that had alleged the university was illegally discriminating against Asian American and whit...
Feb 03, 2021

Jail time for man charged in Inglewood drugs, weapons bust
One of two people charged in a significant drug, weapons and stolen property bust in southeast Red Deer in 2019 where police laid 141 counts has been handed a global sentence of 42 months behind bars....
Feb 03, 2021

Cam Clark Ford and Ford of Canada donate vehicles to RDC
Ford of Canada and Cam Clark Ford have donated two new vehicles to Red Deer College to be used for its automotive training programs. The donation will provide students with the opportunity to get hand...
Feb 03, 2021

Ronald McDonald House Charities reimagines winter fundraiser
The restrictions surrounding COVID-19 have led Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Alberta to reimagine two of their biggest winter fundraising events. Since playing games in local hockey and curli...
Feb 03, 2021

Kate Hudson in, Spike Lee out and more Golden Globe chaos
The only thing predictable about the Golden Globe nominations are their unpredictability. And the Hollywood Foreign Press Association went overboard with the chaos in this very strange year in which t...
Feb 03, 2021

Canada to get up to 1.1 m more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021

Clearview AI broke Canadian privacy laws with facial recognition tool, watchdogs say
OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says Canadian use of U.S. firm Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology violated federal and provincial laws governing personal information. In a report today with t...
Feb 03, 2021

Service sector operates at highest level in almost two years
WASHINGTON - The services sector, where most Americans work, operated in January at the highest level in almost two years. Activity climbed to a reading of 58.7% in January on a seasonally adjusted ba...
Feb 03, 2021

Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations
NEW YORK - Netflix built on its recent dominance at scooping up Golden Globe TV nominations Wednesday, getting 20 nods - nearly three times as many as its closest competitor, HBO. Netflix, which beat ...
Feb 03, 2021

U.S., Europe divided on pandemic response, but expect better results next time: poll
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests people in the United States and parts of Europe believe their countries will be better equipped to handle the next major health crisis. The Pew Research Center poll ou...
Feb 03, 2021