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Parti Quebecois seeks injunction to close website spreading 'racist' statements
MONTREAL - Pawning off immigrant health care costs on the federal government and a “racist” website displaying embarrassing comments from Parti Quebecois members were some of the highlight...
Sep 28, 2018
Team will advocate for seatbelt use on team buses: Humboldt Broncos head coach
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The head coach of the Humboldt Broncos says his Saskatchewan junior hockey team will push for seatbelt use on team buses after a deadly crash in the spring. In a statement, the Bronc...
Sep 28, 2018
Bridge construction to result in Lacombe County road closure
Due to inclement weather, the Lacombe County road closure due to bridge construction on Township Road 41-0 (east of Range Rage 4-1) will begin on Monday, October 15 and will continue until Friday, Oct...
Sep 28, 2018
Paving crews set for a busy weekend in Red Deer
There will be road closures in the City of Red Deer this weekend as crews complete paving. 49 Street between 45 Avenue and 48 Avenue downtown will close Saturday and Sunday while paving is completed. ...
Sep 28, 2018
Facebook says 50M user accounts affected by security breach
NEW YORK - Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts. The hack is the latest setback for Facebook during a year of tumult for the global social m...
Sep 28, 2018
Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings
OTTAWA - Canada has slipped six places to 55th spot on an annual list of global freedom-of-information rankings, and is now tied with Bulgaria and Uruguay. The Halifax-based Centre for Law and Democra...
Sep 28, 2018
People's Alliance agrees to prop up N.B. Tories, but premier urges PC revolt
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s right-leaning People’s Alliance has agreed to prop up a Tory minority government, but the Liberal premier is urging skeptical Progressive Conservative legisla...
Sep 28, 2018
NewsAlert: Facebook says 50 million accounts affected by a security breach
NEW YORK – Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts. In a blog post , the company says hackers exploited its “View As” feature...
Sep 28, 2018
US consumer spending up modest 0.3 per cent in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending edged up a moderate 0.3 per cent in August as sales of cars and other durable goods fell. A key gauge of inflation slowed slightly after its biggest annual gain in ...
Sep 28, 2018
Canada's housing affordability has reached the worst level in 28 years: RBC
TORONTO - Canada’s housing affordability has reached its worst level in 28 years and is bound to deteriorate even further, say Royal Bank of Canada economists. The share of income a household wo...
Sep 28, 2018