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A State Dept with swagger? Trump seeks reset with Pompeo
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is trying to hit reset at the State Department on the eve of a critical decision on the Iran nuclear deal and a potential summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong U...
May 3, 2018
QE2 / Gaetz Avenue Interchange Update: Three-night closure of ramp from Highway 2A to Southbound QE2
RED DEER- On May 3, 4 and 5, a night closure of the ramp from Highway 2A to southbound QE2 will be in effect from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m each night. Motorists wishing to access southbound QE2 will be detoure...
May 3, 2018
Georgia candidate draws ire for shotgun campaign ad
ATLANTA - Guns are a frequent staple of the conservative campaign ad. But one candidate in the crowded Republican primary field for Georgia governor has caused an uproar with a campaign video in which...
May 3, 2018
Hawking's last physics paper argues for a 'simpler' cosmos
NEW YORK - Weeks after his death, physicist Stephen Hawking has delivered his last thoughts about the nature of the cosmos, and he says it may be simpler than often believed. Well, simpler if you unde...
May 3, 2018
More businesses are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers
WASHINGTON - FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs. Th...
May 3, 2018
RDC welcomes band students from across Alberta
RED DEER- RDC is playing host to host students from across Western Canada attending the annual Alberta Band Association Provincial Festival of Bands from May 7 to May 11 and May 14 to 17. About 7,000 ...
May 3, 2018
Iran's foreign minister says no renegotiating nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s foreign minister took to YouTube on Thursday to criticize President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from the nuclear deal, saying Iran will not “renegotiate o...
May 3, 2018
Ex-Beatle Paul donates Linda McCartney photos to V&A museum
LONDON - The Victoria & Albert Museum says Paul McCartney has donated 63 photographs taken by his late wife Linda to the museum’s new photography centre. The collection includes Linda McCart...
May 3, 2018
Baloney Meter: Can Conservatives claim they cut emissions while cutting taxes?
OTTAWA - “We actually saw greenhouse gases go down at the same time as taxes went down under the previous Conservative government. We saved people money while protecting the economy.” - Co...
May 3, 2018
German rappers accused of crass lyrics to visit Auschwitz
BERLIN - Two German rappers who have been under fire for song lyrics that lightheartedly referred to Auschwitz inmates are going to pay a visit to the former death camp that was in Nazi-occupied Polan...
May 3, 2018