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Trump grants poultry pardons to turkeys Peas and Carrots
WASHINGTON - In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump used the power of his office Tuesday to save a pair of meaty turkeys from the holiday table. But Trump jokingly warned a 39-pou...
Nov 21, 2018
4-H Canada to address mental, physical health with new programs
OTTAWA- 4-H Canada has announced a new plan to help address emotional and physical well-being among youth in rural communities across Canada. The organization has created the 4-H Canada Healthy Living...
Nov 21, 2018
Premier outlines provincial financial boost for energy upgrading
EDMONTON — The province is expanding a royalty credit program to support petrochemical upgrading. Premier Notley says the province is adding $600 million to promote upgrading projects that she s...
Nov 21, 2018
US durable goods orders fall 4.4 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by the largest amount in 15 months with a key category that tracks business investment showing weakness for the third conse...
Nov 21, 2018
Public invited to help guide development around Sylvan Lake
SYLVAN LAKE- On November 28, the public is invited to a drop-in style open house to provide input on the vision and direction for the Sylvan Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP). The open house ...
Nov 21, 2018
British PM hails Brexit progress, but still no breakthrough
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that she has made fresh progress in Brexit talks at a meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, as negotiators try to p...
Nov 21, 2018
China's model village of ethnic unity shows cracks in facade
HOTAN UNITY NEW VILLAGE, China - In this corner of China’s far west, rows of identical white concrete houses with red metal roofs rise abruptly above the sand dunes of the harsh Taklamakan Deser...
Nov 21, 2018
Trump team turns over written answers to Mueller's questions
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has provided the special counsel with written answers to questions about his knowledge of Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said Tuesday, avoid...
Nov 21, 2018
Bill could shield utilities from California wildfire costs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s Legislature will be asked to protect utilities from possible bankruptcy by shielding them from billions of dollars in liability linked to this year’s dead...
Nov 21, 2018
Northern California rain hampers life for wildfire survivors
CHICO, Calif. - Amy Sheppard packs her belongings into a plastic garbage bag as rain drips around her, readying to move on from a field by a Walmart where thousands of evacuees had taken refuge from a...
Nov 21, 2018