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UCP would cut corporate tax rate to eight per cent: Kenney
CALGARY – Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says a United Conservative government would drop the corporate income tax rate to eight per cent from 12 per cent by 2022. Kenney says it would b...
Mar 04, 2019
Anonymous winner claiming $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina lottery says a single winner has stepped forward to claim the $1.5 billion Jackpot from a drawing last October. A lottery commission statement says the person submi...
Mar 04, 2019
2019 Games are over, so what now?
Just like that, the 2019 Canada Winter Games have come and gone. Albertans rejoiced alongside British Columbians and Quebecers, and Canada was united for two weeks in Red Deer. But that spirit doesn't...
Mar 04, 2019
Last of 13 players injured in Humboldt Broncos bus crash released from hospital
SASKATOON - The final Humboldt Broncos player who was injured in a bus crash nearly a year ago has been released from hospital, but still has a tough road ahead. The family of Morgan Gobeil said in a ...
Mar 04, 2019
Televisa draws heat for 'brownface' Yalitza Aparicio parody
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A television personality for the Mexican-based Televisa network is facing strong criticism after dressing up in “brownface” and wearing a prosthetic nose to make fun of...
Mar 04, 2019
Arkansas governor backs removing Confederate link to flag
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas’ governor on Monday backed an effort to change the meaning of a star on the state flag that honours the Confederacy to instead have it acknowledge Native Americans&#...
Mar 04, 2019
Canadian golfer Marchand still passionate about education a year into pro career
When Brittany Marchand was being recruited by American universities, she made it clear that she wanted to study chemical engineering while playing NCAA golf. After several schools told her she couldn&...
Mar 04, 2019
Federal government targets B.C. guns and gang violence with $5.3 M fund
VICTORIA - The federal government says fighting gun and gang violence in Canada requires collaborative, multi-pronged approaches that involves all levels of government and communities of all sizes. Ga...
Mar 04, 2019
Quebec contacting women with textured breast implants to warn of cancer risk
MONTREAL - The Quebec Health Department wants the thousands of women in the province who have received textured breast implants since 1995 to be warned of a potential cancer risk. The government has a...
Mar 04, 2019
Assoun calls for inquiry into wrongful conviction that led to his imprisonment
HALIFAX - Glen Assoun says he wants a public inquiry to determine what led to his wrongful conviction for murder in 1999 and imprisonment for almost 17 years, saying he is afraid the case will be R...
Mar 04, 2019