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Pompeo nomination picks up support of key Democratic senator
WASHINGTON - Mike Pompeo’s nomination for secretary of state received a boost Thursday with support from Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota as Republicans warned lawmakers not to rej...
Apr 20, 2018
Alabama mail-bomber the oldest executed in US modern times
ATMORE, Ala. - An Alabama man convicted of sending mail bombs during a wave of Southern terror has been executed for killing a federal judge, becoming the oldest prisoner put to death in the U.S. in m...
Apr 20, 2018
Killing renews concerns for homeless Native Americans
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The morning a homeless man was shot and killed in Albuquerque, police say surveillance videos showed him running down a street before sunrise, and then gunfire flash in the dark. R...
Apr 20, 2018
Russia: Trump promised to make reciprocal visit to Moscow
MOSCOW - Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of visiting each other’s country when the U.S. president rang his Russian counterpart last month to congratulate him on his re-...
Apr 20, 2018
Wells Fargo fined $1B for mortgage, auto lending abuses
NEW YORK - Wells Fargo will pay $1 billion to federal regulators to settle charges tied to misconduct at its mortgage and auto lending business, the latest punishment levied against the banking giant ...
Apr 20, 2018
Kushner Cos. subpoenaed by feds after AP report
NEW YORK - The Kushner Cos. has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors for information related to an Associated Press report that the company filed dozens of false documents about its buildings in New...
Apr 20, 2018
Here's a list of March inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuate...
Apr 20, 2018
Here's a list March inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and L...
Apr 20, 2018
Recent retail sales far weaker than initial estimates, revisions suggest
OTTAWA - Canadian retail sales during the crucial holiday shopping season were far lower than previously projected as consumers appeared to pull back on spending. Statistics Canada has released revise...
Apr 20, 2018
Drayton Valley RCMP weekly brief April 12-19
LEASE SITE THEFTS, STOLEN TRAILER RECOVERED Drayton Valley RCMP say on April 12 at 9:14 a.m. in Brazeau County Obsidian Energy reported that sometime overnight someone entered a lease site and stole s...
Apr 20, 2018