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Brazeau County gets provincial funding for wastewater treatment
As part of Alberta's Recovery Plan the Drayton Valley-Devon region was awarded funding for several Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) projects to create jobs and support core infra...
Jul 22, 2020
Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A powerful earthquake off Alaska's southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There wer...
Jul 22, 2020
Kuwait emir, 91, to go to US for medical care after surgery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait's 91-year-old ruling emir will travel to the United States on Thursday morning to seek further medical care after recently undergoing surgery, its state-run news a...
Jul 22, 2020
Trudeau must look into complaints about Governor General, Singh says
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an obligation to look into allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated staff members. Singh says workplaces need t...
Jul 22, 2020
Victims of Nova Scotia mass shooting march to demand public inquiry
BIBLE HILL, N.S. - Family members of victims were joined by supporters in a march today demanding a public inquiry into the April mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia. About...
Jul 22, 2020
Off-duty Abbotsford, B.C.. police officer dies after trying to stop disturbance
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer has died, six days after he intervened in a dispute while off duty and was critically injured. A statement from the Abbotsford Police Department sa...
Jul 22, 2020
UK to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January
LONDON - Britain's government announced Wednesday that it will open a new special pathway to obtaining U.K. citizenship for eligible Hong Kongers as of January, taking another step toward solidifying ...
Jul 22, 2020
US sales of existing homes jump 20% after a 3-month slump
BALTIMORE - Americans stepped up their home purchases in June by a robust 20.7% after the pandemic had caused sales to crater in the prior three months. But the housing market could struggle to reboun...
Jul 22, 2020
2 more ex-Wirecard managers arrested, ex-CEO back in custody
BERLIN - Two more former executives at bankrupt German payment company Wirecard were arrested on Wednesday in the fraud scandal that brought down the one-time tech star and its former CEO was taken ba...
Jul 22, 2020
Canadian international Jessie Fleming signs first pro deal with England's Chelsea
Canadian international midfielder Jessie Fleming has signed with England's Chelsea. The 22-year-old from London, Ont., who has won 77 caps for Canada, joins the FA Women's Super League champion a...
Jul 22, 2020