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Van Buskirk & teammates thrilled to compete at home at NACAC championships
TORONTO - Kate Van Buskirk turned down a chance to race the 5,000 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games in her hometown. Instead, she flew to Europe to chase the Olympic standard in the 1,500 metres a...
Aug 9, 2018
Samsung's new phone shows how hardware innovation has slowed
NEW YORK - Samsung’s new smartphone illustrates the limits of innovation at a time when hardware advances have slowed. The new phone, the Galaxy Note 9, will be faster and will last longer witho...
Aug 9, 2018
Demi Lovato cancels tour dates to focus on recovery
NEW YORK - Demi Lovato has cancelled the rest of her fall tour to focus on her recovery. The singer was scheduled to perform in Mexico in September and in South America in November, but announced Thur...
Aug 9, 2018
Women urge memorial garden at notorious former prison in Kingston
TORONTO - Former inmates and their supporters planned to use Prisoners Justice Day on Friday to renew a push for a memorial at the now defunct Kingston Prison for Women. The infamous penitentiary in K...
Aug 9, 2018
Report finds hundreds of Manitoba civil servants have experienced harassment
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said government culture has to change after a study showed hundreds of civil servants experienced sexual harassment while working but most did not report it...
Aug 9, 2018
Land rezoning decision leads developer to pull out of project in Rocky
Broder Developments has decided to withdraw from a project in Rocky Mountain House after a vote at Tuesday's town council meeting. During the meeting, council considered whether to rezone two pieces o...
Aug 9, 2018
Rocky Town Council takes steps towards fee increases
The Town of Rocky Mountain House is close to finalizing the consolidation of its solid waste, water and sewer bylaws. Council directed administration to finalize a draft of the new bylaw at their meet...
Aug 9, 2018
A victory for former Crown lawyer behind contentious 'unconquered people' brief
HALIFAX - A Halifax judge has rebuked the Nova Scotia government, waiving its solicitor-client privilege with a former Crown lawyer who is planning to sue the province and its premier for constructive...
Aug 9, 2018
Exxon asked to pay $1.8M for Arkansas oil spill damage
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - State and federal officials are asking Exxon Mobil to pay more than $1.8 million in compensation for a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas. The state Game and Fish Commission proposed the s...
Aug 9, 2018
Family of Colten Boushie files lawsuit against RCMP and farmer who killed him
SASKATOON - The family of an Indigenous man shot to death on a Saskatchewan farm has filed lawsuits against the RCMP and the farmer who was acquitted in the killing. Colten Boushie was killed after be...
Aug 9, 2018